Wrox's Visual C# 2005

F. Scott Barker has worked as a developer in the database field for over 16 years, and with Visual Basic, SQL Server, and Microsoft Access for the last 14 years. Scott is a Microsoft MVP and holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science. Scott worked at Microsoft for two years as a member of the Microsoft Access and FoxPro teams. After leaving Microsoft, he started his own company, Applications Plus, and continued to consult for them by developing in-house tools. Scott has trained for Application Developers Training Company and throughout the United States, and is a frequent speaker at Microsoft Conferences in the United States, Canada, South Asia, and Europe. Through his classes and conferences, Scott has trained thousands of developers. Scott is a writer for a number of Microsoft Technical magazines, as well as a columnist for DotNetJunkies, and is the author of a number of books including topics such as ADO. NET, Visual Basic .NET, and InfoPath 2003.

About the Author. Acknowledgments. Introduction. Part I: Introduction and Concepts. Chapter 1: Starting Strong with Visual C# 2005 Express Edition. Chapter 2: Programming 101: A Quick Discussion. Chapter 3: Quick Start Creating Your First C# Express Windows Project. Chapter 4: Introducing .NET. Chapter 5: Getting into C# Types. Chapter 6: Debugging Applications in C# Express. Chapter 7: Selections, Iterations, and Catching Exceptions. Part II: Creating Applications with C# Express. Chapter 8: Working with Forms and Controls. Chapter 9: Adding Dialog Boxes and Rich Text to Your Application. Part III: Using Data in Applications. Chapter 10: Introducing Database Concepts. Chapter 11: Using SQL Server Express Features within C# Express. Chapter 12: Utilizing .NET Data Controls. Chapter 13: Working with ADO.NET. Part IV: Finishing Touches. Chapter 14: Getting More Experience with Controls. Chapter 15: Using Web Services from Your C# Application. Chapter 16: Publishing Your Application and Next Steps. Appendix A: Answers to Exercises. Index.