Re: Best Book(s) to Learn Basic in Visual Studio .Net 2003 ?

Hi John,

Not wishing to upset anyone within this NG, but I thought at least I would
attempt to provide an answer to your question....albeit to inform you of the
specific .Net NG's is worthwhile!

Q1. A1 - Yes, vb.net as well as almost all programming languages creates (or
can create) programmes to run on yours, or others, PC's. Presuming that you
choose the correct type of project.

Q2. A2 - Yes. vb.net includes extensive dB classes, including ODBC, Oledb
and sql. Any of these can be used to write code that will access as Access
dB.

Q3. A3 - I have a few books regarding vb.net and database programming,
although I don't believe I have anything specifically relating to VS.net.
IMO, the IDE is reasonably intuitive and if you have experience with other
IDE's then you should find it no problem. If not, you may have to search for
books on the internet or browse through any large national bookstore (sorry,
not particularly helpful!). As for vb, I have selected a couple of MS MCSD
books, albeit not MS Press. You will always find database examples in such
books as in almost all workplaces you will, in one way or another, need to
be accessing a database. Whether it be for internal purpose's or external
via the internet. I think most companies will use dB's to validate user
credentials when logging onto the network, and certainly when logging in
through an intranet when using IE.

The upshot is that you have the tools. You just need the knowledge!!
:-).........just enough to be dangerous. Good luck.

Phil

"John Thomas Smith" <jtsmith@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:qlm4f1pqs2l6vsooc86pte8ifgesg15a6a@xxxxxxxxxx
>I have an Access 97 database that I want to use in Visual Basic
> (and later be able to distribute an EXE with the file) and have
> Visual Studio .Net 2003 Professional, which I have never used
>
> My general understanding is that the Visual Basic part of the
> programming suite WILL create programs to run on a computer (I
> am not interested in the "net" programming) so I have 3 Q's
>
> 1st, am I correct that VB.net 2003 will, in fact, work to make
> a program that runs on a computer?
>
> 2nd, does VB.net 2003 include everything I need to be able to
> read/write an Access database?
>
> 3rd, please recommend some good beginner-to-intermediate books
> on Visual Basic programming in general, and some books to
> also learn how to use Visual Studio .Net
>
> Note - I do not have ANY books for Visual Studio .Net since my
> computer is part of an education network and I have the
> suite installed but no books at all
>
> Thanks, John
>
> John Thomas Smith
> http://www.direct2usales.com
> http://www.pacifier.com/~jtsmith


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