ADO.NET: Building a Custom Data Provider for Use with the .NET Data Access Framework
An article by Bob Beauchemin that explains how to write your own data provider using .NET's data access interfaces and base classes
url: msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/01/12/DataProv/t...
ADO.NET Overview
A brief overview of ADO.NET with a description of the technical terms associated with the data access technology.
url: www.developer.com/net/vb/article.php/1540311
ADO.NET Primer
A tutorial that gives an overview of what ADO.NET is and how to use it with ASP.NET programming.
url: www.aspalliance.com/aspxtreme/adonet/adonetprimer....
ADO.NET: Tackle Data Concurrency Exceptions Using the DataSet Object
This article examines the common causes behind data concurrency exceptions and presents techniques for overcoming them using ADO.NET
url: msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/03/04/DataConcur...
ADO.NET's Primary Objects
Overview of the seven main objects in the ADO.NET data-access architecture. By Michael Otey, SQL Server Magazine.
url: www.sqlmag.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=16557
Best Practices for Using ADO.NET
Best practices for writing Microsoft ADO.NET code and suggestions for developers on using the objects available in ADO.NET.
url: msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dnadonet/html/ado...
Data Access Application Block for .NET
Shows how to use Application Blocks for .NET
url: msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dnbda/html/daab-r...
Data Access: Implement a Data Access Layer for Your App with ADO.NET
This article outlines five ideas to consider when building a data access layer with Visual Studio .NET and the .NET Framework.
url: msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/03/04/DataAccess...
Data Binding with Windows Forms and ADO.NET
This article shows how Windows Forms use Microsoft ADO.NET to allow you to easily bind a form to almost any structure that contains data, and then bind controls on the form to specific elements of the data through both simple and complex data binding.
url: msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/using/understand/data/d...
Data Points: Expressions in ADO.NET
Shows how to use expressions in columns. In other words, how to make a column with a result that is dependent on other columns.
url: msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/03/01/datapoints...
Designing Data Tier Components and Passing Data Through Tiers
Learn how to best expose your data to Microsoft .NET applications and how to implement an effective strategy for passing data between the tiers in a distributed application.
url: msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dnbda/html/boagag...
Getting Started with ADO.NET
A brief introduction to ADO.NET that explains what objects are necessary for data access.
url: www.devcity.net/net/article.aspx?alias=start_ado_n...
Introducing ADO+: Data Access Services for the Microsoft .NET Framework
Presents the design motivations behind ADO+ and a introduction to the various classes in the two layers that comprise the ADO+ framework. By Omri Gazitt, MSDN Magazine.
url: msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/1100/adoplus/def...
Introduction to ADO.NET
A descriptive introduction to ADO.NET
url: www.sitepoint.com/article/992
Managing an @@IDENTITY Crisis
Discusses a strategy for returning newly created Identity values after the INSERT is executed. This applies to SQL Server and ADO.NET
url: msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dnadonet/html/man...
.NET Data Access Architecture Guide
The information in this article covers the new data access objects including the DataSet and DataAdapter classes in ADO.NET.
url: msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dnbda/html/daag.a...
O'Reilly Network: Multiple ResultSets in ADO.NET [Dec. 16, 2002]
An article that shows how to get multiple results from a database to DataSets and DataReaders
url: www.ondotnet.com/pub/a/dotnet/2002/12/16/multiresu...
O'Reilly Network: Transparent Database Access with ADO.NET [Dec. 16, 2002]
An article that shows how to use ADO.NET's different providers and transparently use it in your application without having to know the specifics of each provider.
url: www.ondotnet.com/pub/a/dotnet/2002/12/16/transadon...
A Practical Comparison of ADO and ADO.NET
An informational comparison between ASP.NET and ASP which highlights the advantages and differences between the two.
url: www.devarticles.com/art/1/92/1
Reading Data Reader Secrets
MSDN Online Voices Diving Into Data Access column on reading data readers secrets.
url: msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dndive/html/data0...
Transaction Control
This article describes how to run local and distributed transactions in your Microsoft .NET applications.
url: msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dnbda/html/bdadot...
Using ADO.NET
Discusses using ADO.NET Connection object, other ADO.NET objects, and provides examples. A 41-page article by Paul D. Sheriff of PDSA, Inc.
url: msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/Dndotnet/html/Usi...
Using Stored Procedures in Visual Basic .NET
Billy Hollis explains the benefits of stored procedures for complex systems and takes stored procedures beyond the level of demoware and provides some hands-on examples of how you can access stored procedures and start using them in your own applications.
url: msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/using/understand/data/d...
Visual Studio Magazine - Follow the Top 10 ADO.NET Tips
url: www.fawcette.com/vsm/2003_04/magazine/features/esp...
Visual Studio Magazine - Use Oracle With ADO.NET
An article that shows how to use Oracle with ADO.NET
url: www.fawcette.com/vsm/2003_01/magazine/features/bea...
Weaning Developers from the CommandBuilder
Examines the drawbacks of the ADO.NET CommandBuilder, and shows how to use the Visual Studio .NET DataAdapter Configuration Wizard (DACW) to write your own Command queries.
url: msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dnadonet/html/com...
Working with MS Access Stored Procedures in VB.NET. Part 1
Shows how to use Stored Procedures, which is usually a feature of high-end databases, in Microsoft Access.
url: www.devcity.net/net/article.aspx?alias=msaccess_sp
