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Displaying Data on the WebWhen the Web first appeared, people had to find a metaphor for how information should be presentedon it. If you took a sampl

Chapter 118DAOLet's start to put some meat on these bones. DAO (Data Access Objects) was Microsoft's first attempt atproviding programmers w

Displaying Data on the Web19ADO.NET ArchitectureYou now know that ADO.NET draws on a long history of data access. Almost inevitably, this meansthat th

Chapter 120❑ The data adapter object represents a set of commands and a database connection, providing analternative method of retrieving data. It pro

Displaying Data on the Web21InformixMySQLOLE DB-Compatible stores?Other data storesADO.NETOLEDB ProviderApplicationApplicationData Access LayerDatabas

Chapter 122Data-driven Application ArchitectureAlthough it's an important part of the puzzle, simply getting hold of a database and knowing theco

Displaying Data on the Web23•While it could be argued that all applications make use of n-tier architectures, it hasbecome commonplace to use the term

Chapter 124Data TierThe data tier consists mainly of the table definitions, relationships, and data items that constitute thedatabase itself, along wi

Displaying Data on the Web25Presenting Data with ControlsSince we just talked about presentation, it makes sense to take a moment here to discuss an i

Chapter 126Custom ControlsWhile the controls that come built into .NET provide us with a great deal of functionality, and cater formost situations, th

Displaying Data on the Web27Throughout this book, the code samples and text will assume that MSDE is being used as the dataprovider, with the Northwin

Chapter 110Pros and Cons of Data-Driven Web SitesSome of the advantages of having a data-driven system are immediately apparent, but there are otherst

Chapter 128This page is self-explanatory: clicking on the first link will install the MSDE engine; clicking on thesecond will cause the sample databas

Displaying Data on the Web29The service called MSSQL$NetSDK is MSDE. Make sure that the Status and Startup Type are set toStarted and Automatic, as th

Chapter 130Having made it this far, you can be sure that the MSDE database is ready for action, and with that ourwork in this chapter is done. It&apos

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Displaying Data on the Web11•DisadvantagesAlthough there are many advantages to making a web site data-driven, some of them come at a price,and a data

Chapter 112DatabasesWhen you start thinking about data sources, the most obvious one that springs to mind is the database,which will generally provide

Displaying Data on the Web13For simple information such as this, a text file provides an easy way of reading and writing data. If thedata to be stored

Chapter 114XML is a powerful way of representing information, but in some circumstances performance can be aproblem: updating and retrieving data from

Displaying Data on the Web15The diagram below lays out the three steps mentioned above, and places them in context with the codethat you'll need

Chapter 116•❑ Reading/converting the data. Through the connection, we can tell the database to add, delete,and update records, to return information t

Displaying Data on the Web17In the recent past, most applications communicated with data stores through the software objectsprovided by ADO, which mad