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In this two-day instructor-led workshop, you will gain the knowledge and skills needed to use advanced data access features and techniques in the Microsoft .NET Framework and Microsoft Visual Studio 2005. You will learn how to access data and how to implement database functionality by using Microsoft ADO.NET 2.0 and Microsoft SQL Server 2005. Also, you will learn how to locate, edit, and transform XML by using XPath and Extensible Style sheet Language for Transformations (XSLT).

This course incorporates material from the Official Microsoft Learning Product 2542: Advanced Data Access with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005.

Certification:

This course will help you prepare for the following certifications:

• MCTS: .NET Framework 2.0 Web Applications
• MCTS: .NET Framework 2.0 Windows Applications
• MCPD: Windows Developer on Visual Studio 2005
• MCPD: Enterprise Applications Developer on Visual Studio 2005

What You'll Learn

• Minimize and handle database operation conflicts
• Handle large objects
• Enhance database performance
• Create managed code objects for SQL Server 2005
• Query XML by using XPath
• Transform XML by using XSLT style sheets

Who Needs to Attend

Corporate and Independent Software Vendor (ISV) application developers who want to learn more about specific technology areas in distributed application development.

Prerequisites

• Course 6197: Core Data Access with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 or equivalent knowledge and skills
• Ability to use delegates
• Ability to use database stored procedures, triggers, and aggregates
• Ability to explain XPath concepts and basic syntax
• Ability to explain XSLT style sheet concepts

Follow-On Courses

There are no follow-ons for this course.

Course Outline

1. Minimizing and Handling Database Operation Conflicts

• Why Data Conflicts Arise
• Isolation Levels Available in SQL Server 2005
• Guidelines for Using SQL Server 2005 Isolation Levels

2. Handling Large Objects

• Binary Large Objects and Character Large Objects
• Reading Large Objects from a Database
• Writing Large Objects to a Database

3. Enhancing Database Performance

• ADO.NET Enhancements in the .NET Framework 2.0
• SQL Server Provider Statistics

4. Creating Managed Code Objects for SQL Server 2005

• Benefits of Creating Managed Code Objects
• Demonstration: Importing an Existing Assembly into SQL Server 2005
• Demonstration: Implementing Managed Code Objects in SQL Server 2005

5. Querying XML by Using XPath

• XPath Data Model
• Selecting and Editing XML Data by Using XPathNavigator
• Evaluating XPath Expressions by Using XPathNavigator

6. Transforming XML by Using XSLT Style Sheets

• What XSLT Is
• Executing an XSLT Style Sheet
• Extension Objects

Labs

Lab 1: Minimizing and Handling Database Operation Conflicts

• Reading Committed Data by Using Locks
• Reading Committed Data by Using Statement-Level Snapshots
• Reading Committed Data by Using Transaction-Level Snapshots
• Handling Data Concurrency by Using ADO.NET

Lab 2: Handling Large Objects

• Reading Large Values from SQL Server
• Writing Large Values to SQL Server
• Conserving Resources When Writing Large Values to SQL Server

Lab 3: Enhancing Database Performance

• Accessing Multiple Result Sets Concurrently
• Performing Asynchronous Data Access Operations
• Performing a Batch Update
• Performing a Bulk Data Copy

Lab 4: Creating Managed Code Objects for SQL Server 2005

• Creating Managed Stored Procedures and Triggers
• Creating Managed User-Defined Functions
• Creating a Managed Aggregate
• Creating a Managed User-Defined Type
• Importing Existing Assemblies into SQL Server 2005

Lab 5: Querying XML by Using XPath

• Selecting XML Data by Using XPathNavigator
• Evaluating XPath Expressions by Using XPath Navigator
• Creating and Using Compiled XPath Expressions
• Editing XML Data by Using XPathNavigator

Lab 6: Transforming XML by Using XSLT Style Sheets

• Transforming an XML Document by Using an XSLT Style Sheet
• Resolving External Resources During XSLT Processing
• Passing Parameters into an XSLT Style Sheet
• Creating and Using Extension Objects