Beginner Level Users.
In this book, John Smiley provides a solid foundation for the beginning or intermediate user interested in working with database theory and uses this knowledge to create a fully database-enabled Visual Basic application. The book is an integrated case study, carefully written to help you absorb the foundation knowledge you need for integrating Visual Basic programs with databases.
A very friendly approach to learning the basics of database programming with Visual Basic, this book is aimed at the Visual Basic programmer who's had trouble making the leap into the world of database development.
Smiley's book covers database tutorials, database basics, tables, records, fields, field types, primary and foreign keys, referential integrity, using Microsoft Access, the Visual Basic Data Control (properties and methods), ActiveX Data Objects (ADOs), Recordsets (properties and methods, record navigation and updating records), queries, SQL basics, updating records, the DBGrid control, and form design.
