Introduction.
PART I: The Basics of Databases.
Chapter 1: The Big Picture.
Chapter 2: Databases 101: How Databases Work.
PART II: Making a Connection.
Chapter 3: Getting Connected with Data Controls.
Chapter 4: Exploring the Data Form Wizard and Other Assistants.
Chapter 5: A Collection of Connections.
PART III: Contacting the User.
Chapter 6: Simple ASP.NET Data Binding and Web Controls.
Chapter 7: Designing a User Interface.
PART IV: Building a Database.
Chapter 8: Creating a DataSet.
Chapter 9: Managing DataSets.
Chapter 10: Validating and Indexing Your Data.
PART V: The Internet Connection.
Chapter 11: Translating Windows Applications to WebForms.
Chapter 12: Active Server Pages: Mixing HTML with VB.
Chapter 13: ASP.NET: Mixing HTML, XML, and VB.NET.
PART VI: Hands-On Programming.
Chapter 14: Migrating to ADO.NET.
Chapter 15: Acronym Soup: DAO, XML, ODBC, ADO, ADO.NET.
Chapter 16: More about ADO.NET.
Chapter 17: Killing Bugs.
PART VII: Working with Queries.
Chapter 18: Automatic SQL: Using Query Builder.
Chapter 19: A Brief Dictionary of SQL.
PART VIII: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 20: Ten Great VB.NET Tips.
Chapter 21: Ten Important Topics that Don't Fit Elsewhere.
Index.