In-Depth
Database Dev With SQL Server Express, VB 2005
Learn how you can develop WinForms-based database applications more quickly with VS 2005 and SQL Server 2005 Express.
- By Jay Schmelzer
- 02/20/2006
Watch the video of the session! (Running time: 57 minutes)
Do you want to start quickly developing WinForms-based database applications? The VS 2005 and SQL Server 2005 Express combination offers many new features and tools to help you quickly build "bread-and-butter" database applications. Jay Schmelzer shows you how to install and administer the database with the Express Manager, design and implement DataSet-bound forms, and generate reports with SQL Server Reporting Services.
About the Speaker
Jay Schmelzer is lead program manager on Microsoft's Visual Basic team.
About the Author
Jay Schmelzer is a Director of Program Management on the Visual Studio Team at Microsoft. Jay and his team are responsible for the Visual Studio design-time tools and runtime components used to build line of business and cloud applications. That includes the Visual Studio support for building Microsoft Office, Microsoft SharePoint and Windows Azure solutions, Visual Studio LightSwitch, Microsoft's managed languages (VB.NET, C# and F#) as well as the CLR and .NET Framework. Prior to joining Microsoft, Jay was a partner with a leading consulting firm and specialized in the design and development of enterprise applications.