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Books for database oriented windows applicationsI need to create an application in C# that will be fairly simple from a UI prospective and that will be able to retrieve some information from a db. The overall look and feel should be nice but not too sophisticated. There are two areas that will need to shine though: first a datagrid which needs to be very nice looking and flexible (editable almost like an excel spreadsheet), and second a report that will need to be cool looking as well and printable. I'm thinking of getting a couple of books to support me through the creation of this project and I need some advice. 1) To reinforce the windows forms skills I was thinking of getting Windows Forms 2.0 Programming, by Chris Sells and Michael Weinhardt. Do you reccomend this? 2) For the ADO.NET area, I need a book that covers the DataGrid control very well but which also gives me a good overview on how to create robust data oriented windows applications. I'm divided between the specific "Data Binding with Windows Forms 2.0: Programming Smart Client Data Applications with .NET", by Brian Noyes and the more general "Programming Microsoft ADO.NET 2.0 Core Reference (Hardcover), by David Sceppa". Which one of the two would you buy? Keep in mind that I'll be buying these books expecially for the project above, but I may end up developing other database oriented windows applications in the near future. Any advice? Thanks in advance. My new book which should be appearing on the 6th, should address most of
your requirements. The examples are all VB.NET but there is so much more to consider before you get to the coding. -- Show quote____________________________________ William (Bill) Vaughn Author, Mentor, Consultant Microsoft MVP INETA Speaker www.betav.com/blog/billva www.betav.com Please reply only to the newsgroup so that others can benefit. This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. __________________________________ Visit www.hitchhikerguides.net to get more information on my latest book: Hitchhiker's Guide to Visual Studio and SQL Server (7th Edition) Between now and Nov. 6th 2006 you can sign up for a substantial discount. Look for the "Early Bird" discount checkbox on the registration form... ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <adodotne***@gmail.com> wrote in message news:1162180810.833235.115780@e3g2000cwe.googlegroups.com... > Hi, > I need to create an application in C# that will be fairly simple from a > UI prospective and that will be able to retrieve some information from > a db. The overall look and feel should be nice but not too > sophisticated. There are two areas that will need to shine though: > first a datagrid which needs to be very nice looking and flexible > (editable almost like an excel spreadsheet), and second a report that > will need to be cool looking as well and printable. I'm thinking of > getting a couple of books to support me through the creation of this > project and I need some advice. > > 1) To reinforce the windows forms skills I was thinking of getting > Windows Forms 2.0 Programming, by Chris Sells and Michael Weinhardt. Do > you reccomend this? > > 2) For the ADO.NET area, I need a book that covers the DataGrid control > very well but which also gives me a good overview on how to create > robust data oriented windows applications. I'm divided between the > specific "Data Binding with Windows Forms 2.0: Programming Smart Client > Data Applications with .NET", by Brian Noyes and the more general > "Programming Microsoft ADO.NET 2.0 Core Reference (Hardcover), by David > Sceppa". Which one of the two would you buy? Keep in mind that I'll be > buying these books expecially for the project above, but I may end up > developing other database oriented windows applications in the near > future. > > Any advice? > > Thanks in advance. > On 29 Oct 2006 20:00:10 -0800, adodotne***@gmail.com wrote:
Show quote >Hi, I haven't seen BV's book yet, but the one's by Sceppa and Noyes are good. The>I need to create an application in C# that will be fairly simple from a >UI prospective and that will be able to retrieve some information from >a db. The overall look and feel should be nice but not too >sophisticated. There are two areas that will need to shine though: >first a datagrid which needs to be very nice looking and flexible >(editable almost like an excel spreadsheet), and second a report that >will need to be cool looking as well and printable. I'm thinking of >getting a couple of books to support me through the creation of this >project and I need some advice. > >1) To reinforce the windows forms skills I was thinking of getting >Windows Forms 2.0 Programming, by Chris Sells and Michael Weinhardt. Do >you reccomend this? > >2) For the ADO.NET area, I need a book that covers the DataGrid control >very well but which also gives me a good overview on how to create >robust data oriented windows applications. I'm divided between the >specific "Data Binding with Windows Forms 2.0: Programming Smart Client >Data Applications with .NET", by Brian Noyes and the more general >"Programming Microsoft ADO.NET 2.0 Core Reference (Hardcover), by David >Sceppa". Which one of the two would you buy? Keep in mind that I'll be >buying these books expecially for the project above, but I may end up >developing other database oriented windows applications in the near >future. > >Any advice? > >Thanks in advance. one by Noyes is a treasure if you are planning to do databinding to your own objects instead of DataTables/DataSets. Good luck with your project, Otis Mukinfus http://www.arltex.com http://www.tomchilders.com Don't feel bad. I haven't seen it either (other than the countless edits)
and a copy of the cover... I hope to get my first look at it next week. -- Show quote____________________________________ William (Bill) Vaughn Author, Mentor, Consultant Microsoft MVP INETA Speaker www.betav.com/blog/billva www.betav.com Please reply only to the newsgroup so that others can benefit. This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. __________________________________ Visit www.hitchhikerguides.net to get more information on my latest book: Hitchhiker's Guide to Visual Studio and SQL Server (7th Edition) Between now and Nov. 6th 2006 you can sign up for a substantial discount. Look for the "Early Bird" discount checkbox on the registration form... ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Otis Mukinfus" <ph***@emailaddress.com> wrote in message news:jjnck21bo80a7plajo2qq106vqprpvpasj@4ax.com... > On 29 Oct 2006 20:00:10 -0800, adodotne***@gmail.com wrote: > >>Hi, >>I need to create an application in C# that will be fairly simple from a >>UI prospective and that will be able to retrieve some information from >>a db. The overall look and feel should be nice but not too >>sophisticated. There are two areas that will need to shine though: >>first a datagrid which needs to be very nice looking and flexible >>(editable almost like an excel spreadsheet), and second a report that >>will need to be cool looking as well and printable. I'm thinking of >>getting a couple of books to support me through the creation of this >>project and I need some advice. >> >>1) To reinforce the windows forms skills I was thinking of getting >>Windows Forms 2.0 Programming, by Chris Sells and Michael Weinhardt. Do >>you reccomend this? >> >>2) For the ADO.NET area, I need a book that covers the DataGrid control >>very well but which also gives me a good overview on how to create >>robust data oriented windows applications. I'm divided between the >>specific "Data Binding with Windows Forms 2.0: Programming Smart Client >>Data Applications with .NET", by Brian Noyes and the more general >>"Programming Microsoft ADO.NET 2.0 Core Reference (Hardcover), by David >>Sceppa". Which one of the two would you buy? Keep in mind that I'll be >>buying these books expecially for the project above, but I may end up >>developing other database oriented windows applications in the near >>future. >> >>Any advice? >> >>Thanks in advance. > > I haven't seen BV's book yet, but the one's by Sceppa and Noyes are good. > The > one by Noyes is a treasure if you are planning to do databinding to your > own > objects instead of DataTables/DataSets. > > Good luck with your project, > > Otis Mukinfus > http://www.arltex.com > http://www.tomchilders.com On Mon, 30 Oct 2006 14:14:55 -0800, "William \(Bill\) Vaughn"
<billvaRemoveT***@nwlink.com> wrote: >Don't feel bad. I haven't seen it either (other than the countless edits) I cut my teeth on one of your first ones back in 1996. Back in the RDO days ;o)>and a copy of the cover... I hope to get my first look at it next week. Good luck with your project, Otis Mukinfus http://www.arltex.com http://www.tomchilders.com Sceppa's book is pretty good but the examples he uses for Windows Forms
binding are pretty heavy on the table adapters and the datagridview (vs data adapters and the datagrid). <adodotne***@gmail.com> wrote in message Show quote news:1162180810.833235.115780@e3g2000cwe.googlegroups.com... > Hi, > I need to create an application in C# that will be fairly simple from a > UI prospective and that will be able to retrieve some information from > a db. The overall look and feel should be nice but not too > sophisticated. There are two areas that will need to shine though: > first a datagrid which needs to be very nice looking and flexible > (editable almost like an excel spreadsheet), and second a report that > will need to be cool looking as well and printable. I'm thinking of > getting a couple of books to support me through the creation of this > project and I need some advice. > > 1) To reinforce the windows forms skills I was thinking of getting > Windows Forms 2.0 Programming, by Chris Sells and Michael Weinhardt. Do > you reccomend this? > > 2) For the ADO.NET area, I need a book that covers the DataGrid control > very well but which also gives me a good overview on how to create > robust data oriented windows applications. I'm divided between the > specific "Data Binding with Windows Forms 2.0: Programming Smart Client > Data Applications with .NET", by Brian Noyes and the more general > "Programming Microsoft ADO.NET 2.0 Core Reference (Hardcover), by David > Sceppa". Which one of the two would you buy? Keep in mind that I'll be > buying these books expecially for the project above, but I may end up > developing other database oriented windows applications in the near > future. > > Any advice? > > Thanks in advance. >  |
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