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You are all precious in my eyes and honoured and I love you. —Vidya Vrat Agarwal Contents at a Glance About the Author About the Technical Reviewer Acknowledgments Introduction Part I: Understanding Tools and Fundamentals Databases Chapter 1: Getting and Understanding Your Tools Chapter 2: Understanding Relational Databases Chapter 3: Creating Database and Tables Part II: Working with Database and XML Chapter 4: Manipulating Database Data Chapter 5: Querying Databases Chapter 6: Using Stored Procedures Chapter 7: Using XML Chapter 8: Understanding Transactions Part III: Working with Data Using ADO.NET Chapter 9: Building Windows Forms Applications Chapter 10: Introduction to ADO.NET Chapter 11: Handling Exceptions Chapter 12: Making Connections Chapter 13: Executing ADO.NET Commands to Retrieve Data Chapter 14: Using Data Readers Part IV: Working with Advanced ADO.NET Related Features Chapter 15: Using Data Sets and Data Adapters Chapter 16: Using Data Controls with ASP.NET Applications Chapter 17: Working with Text and Binary Data Chapter 18: Using LINQ Chapter 19: Using the ADO.NET Entity Framework Chapter 20: Using the CLR in SQL Server Index Contents About the Author About the Technical Reviewer Acknowledgments Introduction Part I: Understanding Tools and Fundamentals Databases Chapter 1: Getting and Understanding Your Tools Obtaining Visual Studio 2012 Installing SQL Server 2012 Express Installing and Attaching the AdventureWorks Sample Database Installing the AdventureWorks Database Attaching the AdventureWorks Sample Database Summary Chapter 2: Understanding Relational Databases What Is a Database? Choosing Between a Spreadsheet and a Database Why Use a Database? Benefits of Using a Relational Database Management System Comparing Desktop and Server RDBMS Systems Desktop Databases Server Databases The Database Life Cycle Mapping Cardinalities Understanding Keys Primary Keys Foreign Keys Understanding Data Integrity Entity Integrity Referential Integrity Normalization Concepts Drawbacks of Normalization Summary Chapter 3: Creating Database and Tables Launching SQL Server Management Studio Types of SQL Server Databases The Architecture of a SQL Server Database Creating a Database in a Simple Way Exploring Database Properties Creating Database with Your Own Settings Understanding Table Fundamentals SQL Server Data Types for Table Columns Creating a Table in SQL Server Adding an IDENTITY Column in a Table Summary Part II: Working with Database and XML Chapter 4: Manipulating Database Data Inserting Data Try It: Inserting a New Row How It Works Inserting Multiple Rows Through a Single INSERT Statement Updating Data Try It: Updating a Row How It Works Deleting Data Summary Chapter 5: Querying Databases Retrieving Data Try It: Running a Simple Query How It Works Using the WHERE Clause Using Comparison Operators Sorting Data Try It: Writing an Enhanced Query How It Works GROUP BY Clause Try It: Using the GROUP BY Clause How It Works Pattern Matching Try It: Using the Percent (%) Character How It Works Try It: Using the Underscore (_) Character How It Works Try It: Using the Square Bracket ([]) Characters How It Works Try It: Using the Square Bracket and Caret ([^ ]) Characters How It Works Aggregate Functions Try It: Using the MIN, MAX, SUM, and AVG Functions How It Works Try It: Using the COUNT Function How It Works DATETIME Functions Try It: Using T-SQL Date and Time Functions How It Works List Operator Try It: Using the IN Operator How It Works Try It: Using the NOT IN Operator How It Works Range Operator Try It: Using the BETWEEN Operator How It Works Try It: Using the NOT BETWEEN Operator How It Works Finding NULL Values Try It: Using IS NULL Operator How It Works Try It: Using the IS NOT NULL Operator How It Works Joins Inner Joins Table Aliasing Outer Joins Other Joins Summary Chapter 6: Using Stored Procedures Creating Stored Procedures Try It: Working with Stored Procedures in SQL Server How It Works Try It: Creating a Stored Procedure with an Input Parameter How It Works Try It: Creating a Stored Procedure with an Output Parameter How It Works Modifying Stored Procedures Try It: Modifying Your Trivial Stored Procedure How It Works Displaying the Definition of Stored Procedures Try It: Viewing the Definition of Our Stored Procedure How It Works