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CHAPTER EIGHT
Accessing Data
Processing Databases
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Introduction
• Data is efficiently managed by storing them in files on disk.
• Data files and programs are separate.• The program does not need to be modified when
the data changes.• Different programs can share the same data
sets.
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Introduction (cont.)
• Most businesses organize their data into databases.
• A database is an organizes collection of data.• A database management system (DBMS) is a
program that is used to create and maintain databases.
• Visual Basic .NET provides tools for developers to access databases from their programs.
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Objectives
• Understand and use relational databases.• Understand a subset of the ADO.NET object
model.• Apply the ADO.NET object model within Visual
Basic .NET to access databases.• Use the properties and methods of the DataGrid
control to display record from a DataSet.
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Objectives (cont.)
• Write SQL Select queries to extract data from a database.
• Bind controls such as TextBoxes and Labels to a DataSet.
• Create Master/Detail DataSets.• Use several tools within Visual Basic .NET to
manage and use databases.
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8.1 A Relational Database Primer
• Entities and Relationships– Every database contains:
• Entities – anything of interest to a business.• Relationships – real-world associations between
entities.
– Database developers often use an entity-relationship diagram (ERD).
• To document a database’s structure.• Symbols are used to designate relationships
between entities.
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8.1 A Relational Database Primer (cont.)
• Relational Database Tables– A relational database stores the data for each
entity in a table with rows and columns.
– Compatible with Visual Basic .NET.
– A key field guarantees the uniqueness of records.
– A combination key is a key field with a combination of two or more fields.
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8.1 A Relational Database Primer (cont.)
– One-to-Many Relationships• Established by placing the key field of the “one”
entity’s table into the “many” entity’s table as a foreign key.
– Many-to-Many Relationships• Constructed by creating a new table with the key
fields from related tables.
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8.1 A Relational Database Primer (cont.)
– Normalized Databases• Normalization is a process used to eliminate or
reduce data redundancy.• Designers must determine which tables to place
information in.• A table should be in third normal form.
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8.1 A Relational Database Primer (cont.)
• Database Queries– Most relational database systems use a query
language called structured query language (SQL).
• To specify how to combine data in related tables.• To specify how to select only the desired data.
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8.2 An Introduction to ADO.NET
• Visual Basic .NET uses ADO.NET to manage data in a database.– ADO.NET (ActiveX Data Objects) uses an
extensive set of classes to manage data.
– This chapter covers the foundations of ADO.NET.
– Also we will cover some of the wizards and tools provided to work with relational databases.
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8.2 An Introduction to ADO.NET (cont.)
• An Overview of ADO.NET– A DataProvider object directly interacts with a
database and its DBMS.
– A Connection object makes the physical connection to the database.
– A DataSet class holds the actual data.
– User interface components work directly with the DataSet.
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8.3 Using ADO.NET with Visual Basic .NET
• Data Access Using the DataGrid Control– Provides a method of displaying records from a
database in a grid-like manner.
– Building the DataAdapter• Create a DataAdapter by a wizard.
– Building the DataSet• Follow the procedure to create a DataSet.
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8.3 Using ADO.NET with Visual Basic .NET (cont.)
– Adding the DataGrid• Follow the procedure to add a DataGrid to the
form.• Set the DataGrid properties to connect it to the
DataAdapter and DataSet.• Found on the Windows Form tab in the Toolbox.• Will display fields specified in the SQL Select
statement.
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(cont.)
• The DataGrid Control– Designed to display the data stored in a DataSet.
– An expander allows navigation from a parent table to a child table.
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(cont.)
– PropertiesAllowSorting CurrentCell
AlternatingBackColor CurrentRowIndex
BackColor DataMember
BackgroundColor DataSource
BorderStyle Enabled
CaptionBackColor FirstVisibleColumn
CaptionFont ForeColor
CaptionForeColor GridLineColor
CaptionText GridLineStyle
CaptionVisible HeaderBackColor
ColumnHeadersVisible HeaderFont
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(cont.)
– Properties (cont.)HeaderForeColor
ParentRowsBackColor
ParentRowsForeColor
ParentRowsVisible
PreferredColumnWidth
ReadOnly
RowHeadersVisible
RowHeaderWidth
SelectionBackColor
SelectionForeColor
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(cont.)
– Methods• Collapse(row)• Expand(row)• IsExpanded(row)• IsSelected(row)• Select(row)• SetDataBinding(dataSourceObject,
dataMemberString)• UnSelect(row)
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(cont.)
• Updating a Table– ADO.NET provides support for table update.
– Changes in the DataGrid can be relayed back to the original source data.
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(cont.)
• Parameterized Queries– Users will often want to specify information that
will determine the results of a query.
– A parameter of a query could be a zipcode.
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(cont.)
• Master/Detail Record Display– Here we examine a DataSet that includes two
tables related to a common field.
– A master/detail DataSet is a dataset with more than one table.
– Each master record is related to zero or more records from the second table.
– Parent and child terms may refer to master and detail records.
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Tools
• We look at using the Server to work with databases.
• We show how to add a data connection to the server.
• The data connection will be used to create a data adapter and data set.
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Chapter Summary
• A database is an organized collection of data and relationships that describe entities of interest to a business.
• An entity-relationship diagram (ERD) documents entities and their relationships.
• Visual Basic .NET supports the relational database approach for organizing data.
• Normalization is process used to minimize data redundancy.
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Chapter Summary (cont.)
• Visual Basic .NET uses ADO.NET to access and manage databases.
• The DataGrid control is a control that can be bound to a specific dataset.
• Parameterized queries provide for the ability to determine how records will be selected at run time.
• Many of Visual Basic .NET’s controls can be bound to a dataset and its fields.
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Chapter Summary (cont.)
• ADO.NET supports master/detail record relationships.
• The Server Explorer provides access and management tools for connections and servers.
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