Digital Ideas

by Aurelie A. Peralta

Using ODBC, OLEDB, or SQLClient namespaces, VB.Net applications can easily connect and manipulate widely known databases like Microsoft Database File (*.mdf), Access Database File (*.mdb), and even MYSQL database. It is just a matter of placing the right connection strings for each type of db provider but the principles of incorporating SQL commands in the codes are basically the same. I have demonstrated this in my Elective 1 class and you can download the actual project using the link below:

http://www.psvphil.com/WindowsApplication7.rar

Extract the files using Winrar. Try to run the said application in your Visual Studio 2005 Express Edition and examine the codes.