Beginning SQL Server 2005 Express Database Applications with Visual Basic Express and Visual Web Developer Express: From Novice to Professional

by Rick Dobson

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If you're comfortable with Visual Basic but new to SQL Server, run to the bookstore &emdash; for you, this book is a 9.

— Graeme Williams, Slashdot contributor

SQL Server 2005 Express is the database component of Microsoft's Express Suite of products. It is free of charge, inherits many (nonenterprise) features from SQL Server 2005, and comes complete with development and administration tools. As such, it is an ideal database for developers and administrators to use in prototype/evaluation projects. It is also a powerful development platform for database applications on nonprofit websites, e-commerce sites, and in small offices and departments.

Author Rick Dobson provides all of the installation, configuration, administration, and development techniques that you need to build applications quickly. He focuses on techniques that are easy to learn and transparent in their real-world translations. Topics include the SSMS-based query tool and T-SQL programming, and Visual Basic Express and Visual Web Developer, both with SSE, to build Windows Forms applications and to develop ASP.NET web applications.

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Average Customer Review: 4 out of 5 stars

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4 out of 5 stars

Great tool!, 2008-03-10
I don't know where to begin with this book. It is such an awesome resource. Although you can get a lot of user documentation online, this book does an excellent job at helping someone new to setting everything up to really understand all of the technical jargon. The examples and explanations for Visual Web Developer and VB are great. However, I wouldn't say this book is completely for the novice, unless you are defining novice as someone proficient in VB programming and web design. And I don't know how useful this will be to an expert either. It's really great for a middle-of-the-road skill-set.

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3 out of 5 stars

Beginning SQL Server 2005 Express , 2007-10-11
So far, I like the way the book is layed out. I'm still going through it, and satisfied with results.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5 out of 5 stars

Well Crafted, Easy to Follow, In-Depth Insight, 2007-07-19
Nowadays, it is all too common for someone with a competing interest to dis a book in the hopes of steering others away. After reading several of the negative reviews for this book, I was worried that might be happening here.

When I checked out this book in a bookstore and compared it with four others on SQL Express 2005, I found this one to be a superior presentation of the subject. It is cogent and will written, and provides analysis that goes well beyond the beginning level. The overall presentation is well crafted and easy to follow.

The type-face is small, but that just means that you get more for your money, as there is a lot of meat on these pages. The author addressed my issues supprisingly well. The insights he gave show that he has considerable experience with the subject and has thought carefully about how to present it. I highly recommend this book if you really want to understand the subject matter.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5 out of 5 stars

Nice Intro Book To SQL Server 2005, 2007-07-03
'Beginning SQL Server 2005 Express Database Applications with Visual Basic Express and Visual Web Developer Express: From Novice to Professional' by Rick Dobson is a very nice learning tool for beginners who want to learn how to use SQL Server 2005 Express and Visual Basic Express to create database/client apps that will get the job done and done well. With ~600 page of material, the author leads you through the basics of what SQL Server 2005 and Visual Basic is and the power that these APIs have at your disposal. You'll go from a simple app and database to learning how to build these up in a logical, fun way.

If you are new to these technologies and want to learn, I feel that this is a great resource to use to flood your brain with new information. For those that complain this book isn't too good, it's not meant to be a book for uber programmers but newbies. I think if you want to learn, you ought to give this a try!

***** RECOMMENDED

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1 out of 5 stars

Rick Dobson can't write, 2007-02-22
It's very hard to read this book. There is very much nonsense text. Many words, sentences, paragraphs, and pages should have been deleted. General nonsense is mixed with crucial information, so you can't skim through passages. Beginner info (like how to install) is mixed with advanced stuff. Repeats endlessly stuff about different versions, etc.. No logic between the paragraphs. Very messy. He often uses unexplained words and abbreviations. It makes SQL look impossible. I will never by a Rick Dobson book again.

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