Quick SQL in VB .Net : Database Apps in Visual Basic & SQL

download SQL Server 2014 Express edition from the official site and install on Windows 7 or 10, enabling dotnet framework and configuring authentication with management studio.

Start using SQL Server and SSMS by connecting to the database engine, exploring the SQL Server environment, managing databases, and learning SQL queries and authentication options.

Explore SQL Server databases, including creating and managing database files (mdf and ldf), and understand core components like tables, views, and users.

Learn to use the SQL Server Configuration Manager to stop, pause, or restart SQL Server instances, including checking status, start mode, and handling default and named instances.

Create and design SQL Server tables, define column data types, set primary keys, and load or edit data using practical examples from a paperless office application.

Learn the numeric data types in SQL Server, including int, bit, tinyint, smallint, bigint, float, and decimal, with their ranges and use in table design and key constraints.

Learn about char, varchar, varchar max, and text data types in SQL Server, including fixed vs variable lengths and practical guidance for VB.NET database apps.

Learn to store unicode characters in SQL Server using nchar, nvarchar, and nvarchar max, and compare fixed versus variable length types with practical examples.

Learn how to use a GUID (global unique identifier) as a primary key in SQL Server, generate unique IDs for rows, and configure the column properties in VB .Net applications.

Detach, attach, and offline techniques let you disconnect, back up, copy, or move SQL Server database files (MDF and LDF) and reattach them to the server, keeping data intact.

Learn how to create a SQL Server table with an identity primary key and configure auto increment using identity, starting value, and increment settings.

Learn to store and format date and time in SQL Server using date, small date time, date time, and date time offset data types, with conversion tips.

Learn to start working with SQL Server from scratch. Build phonebook applications in VB .NET or C# using table adapters, datasets, and data bindings.

Map the road to building a phonebook database in SQL Server, connect it to a VB.NET or C# app, and implement add, edit, delete, save, and cancel via Windows Forms.

Create a phonebook database in SQL Server and design a phonebook table with a primary key and core columns, using nvarchar, varchar, and date data types.

Master the sql server select query, from basic syntax to using top, order by, and selecting specific columns or all columns with an asterisk in vb .net database apps.

Kick off your vb.net or c# project and connect it to a sql server database by adding a dataset and a table adapter to bridge the app and data.

Connect a SQL dot net database to a C# project, using table adapters, data sets, and binding sources for select, insert, update, and delete.

Learn to add two numeric columns, debt and income (debt as big int), to a SQL Server table, reorder, populate sample data, and refresh to view results.

Create a VB.NET windows form phone book app, connect to SQL Server, and configure the form for center screen, fixed size, and basic visuals in Visual Studio.

Add a dataset to your VB.NET project and group it in a folder. Understand that the dataset resides in memory, unlike a database that has physical files.

Back up your Visual Basic project before adding the table adapter by saving everything, closing documents, and copying the project folder to a dated backup location.

Connect your database to a dataset using a table adapter to read from SQL Server, bind via a binding source, and push changes back to the database.

Explore the connection string in depth, detailing data source, server name, catalog, database name, and security info while demonstrating Windows and sql server authentication, testing connections, and handling permissions.

Learn to write a manual select query in VB.Net, connect to SQL Server, and use the query builder to preview results, manage columns, and add to a data set.

Learn to auto generate a select query using the diagram pane and criteria pane in the VB .Net query builder. Explore adding tables, selecting columns, and previewing results without coding.

Finish adding a table adapter to your dataset by naming the generated fill method, enabling insert, update, and delete commands, and binding to your data table.

Explore how the dataset resides in memory, mirrors the SQL server table, and its data tables bind to the database via table adapters in VB.NET, with primary key and autoincrement.

Explore the table adapter in VB.NET, its properties and four SQL commands—select, insert, update, and delete—along with its connection settings and integration with a dataset.

Configure and update your select query with the table adapter using the query builder, then save changes, back up the project, and understand how renaming affects forms.

Add a DataGridView to a phone book form, bind it to a dataset via a table adapter, and view, edit, and save records in Visual Studio.

Resolve vb.net datagridview errors by rebuilding the form from scratch, re-adding the dataset and table adapter, backing up first, and correcting startup form and data binding.

Explore how binding source connects data tables to form controls, linking datasets and datatables to textboxes and datagridviews with data source and data member properties.

Add text boxes and labels to a phone book form in vb.net using a binding source to connect controls to the dataset, with drag-and-drop in details view for form design.

Add text boxes and other controls to a form one by one in Visual Studio, then drag, drop, resize, and set properties for columns like first name.

Learn to customize add, delete, and save buttons on a form by setting display style to image and text, adjusting toolstrip and separators, and using image scaling.

Learn to add, edit, and delete records in a SQL Server database from a Visual Basic Windows Forms app using a table adapter with insert, update, and delete queries.

Convert your phonebook project to Visual Studio 2019 and learn to add a toolbar with buttons to a data entry form, including enabling and disabling those controls.

Upgrade a phone book project to Visual Studio 2019, backing up before conversion, compare Visual Studio 2017 and 2019, and verify the dataset and project settings for a smooth transition.

Add and dock a tool strip toolbar on a data entry form, then create and arrange five buttons: add, edit, delete, save, and cancel, with separators and image-and-text styles.

Add 24x24 icons to toolstrip buttons in a VB .NET project by sourcing images from iconfinder, downloading or dragging them, and applying them to edit, delete, save, and cancel.

Enable and disable VB.Net toolbar buttons by code, setting default disabled states for save, cancel, and others, and manage add, edit, and delete button enablement with simple subroutines.

Create a standard operating procedure to enable and disable buttons for add, edit, delete, save, and cancel, and verify with breakpoints and stepping into the code in a DataGridView.

Enable and disable the groupbox and datagridview in VB.NET based on add, edit, delete, and cancel actions, with form load initialization and save to re-enable as needed.

Demonstrates adding a new record to a data table in VB.Net by clicking the Add New button, using BindingSource to connect controls to a dataset and reveal identity column behavior.

Save changes to a SQL Server database in VB.Net by using a table adapter's update method, handling insert, update and delete. End edits with the bindingsource before updating.

Show a message box after saving data to sql server by using the update method’s return value to indicate saved versus not saved in vb.net with a table adapter.

Learn to implement a delete button in VB.Net that removes records from a data table using a binding source and updates SQL Server with the table adapter update method.

Learn to implement VB.Net cancel and edit button logic using data table reject changes and bindingsource cancel edit, ensuring textboxes and datagridview reflect updates in SQL Server.

Add empty record guards to the delete and edit buttons to prevent errors when no records exist, by checking the data table rows count or binding source before actions.

Learn how to disable a group box and its items after clicking the delete button, preventing edits to deleted records in a VB.NET SQL Server workflow.

Learn to use a table adapter to fill dataset data tables from a database, loading data on form load and via a custom fill method that selects specific columns.

Use the default fill method of the table adapter to load data from SQL Server into a dataset and its data table, then bind to a grid view.

Add a new fill method to your table adapter to load data. Use the new select query to populate the data set and display records.

Add a binding navigator to a form in Visual Studio and bind it to a binding source on your data table. Customize display and dock settings to navigate records efficiently.

Customize the default binding navigator on a Visual Studio VB .NET form to streamline save, delete, and add new actions, with code cleanup, event removal, and a backup-first workflow.

Discover how to control a datagridview's behavior by enabling or disabling adding new records, editing cells, deleting rows, and column reordering, and how read only relates to editing.

Learn to disable resizing in a data grid view by setting allow user to resize column and allow user to resize rows to false, preventing user adjustments.

Learn to add and remove DataGridView columns by using the column editor, reorder columns, and bind to a BindingSource connected to a data table in Visual Basic.

Learn to adjust DataGridView column widths and visibility in design mode, set specific widths for ID, first name, and last name, and rebuild the VB .NET project to apply changes.

change data grid view column header text in vb.net, adjust column width, and preserve the binding source data property using the column editor, then build and run.

Learn to get the records count from a data table using its rows collection and the total number of objects in this collection, then display the count in a label.

Learn how to correctly update the row count after deleting records by using a data table and the accept changes method, applying pending changes before counting.

Learn to sort records in a data table by an order by clause in the select query, using the table adapter to fill sorted data (ascending or descending).

Learn to use a BindingSource to get the row count from a data table and display it in a label on a VB.NET form with a data grid view.

obtain the current record position using a binding source and display it on a position label. note the binding source position starts at zero and add one for display.

Use a binding source to sort data in a grid by a column, such as id or last name, with asc or dsc, via code or the designer.

Design a custom binding navigator in VB.NET using normal buttons, a DataGridView, and resource images to create a polished data navigation UI.

Learn how to wire custom navigation buttons to a binding source in a Visual Basic form, using move first, move previous, move next, and move last to navigate records.

Add current record and total records labels to a custom navigator by refreshing the binding source, updating position and rows count on button clicks and form load.

Disable the first and previous buttons at the first record and enable the next and last buttons using a VB.NET binding navigator and current position (P) logic.

Learn to disable the next and last buttons when you reach the last record in a data grid view, using position and count to toggle first and previous as needed.

Protect VB.Net applications against unexpected SQL Server errors by using the try structure with catch to handle exceptions and keep the app running smoothly.

Add a new column named customer image to the SQL Server database and use form controls to browse and save the image to the binary column.

Learn how to save a customer image in SQL Server from a VB.NET app by converting it to binary, adding a binary column, and loading it back.

Learn to save customer images in SQL Server by adding a picture box and browse button on the data entry form, set image properties, and load images from resources.

Learn VB.NET code to load a customer image with an open file dialog, assign it to a picture box, and guard against empty file selections.

Adds an empty file guard in VB.NET to prevent errors when no image is selected, exiting the sub and loading the image when a file is chosen.

Learn to use the filter property of the open file dialog to restrict image file extensions (jpg, bmp, png) for customer images, preventing invalid selections and runtime errors.

Load a no-image picture when adding a new customer, access resources, and bind it to a picture box in a VB .Net app, preparing for saving to SQL Server.

Add a customer image column to the SQL Server database by updating the phonebook table in SQL Server Management Studio, choosing varbinary max to store binary image data.

Configure the table adapter in Visual Studio to add the customer image column to the vb.net project, update the data table, and note system byte as the binary data type.

Save a customer image in SQL Server by binding the picture box to the customer image column with BindingSource and saving with a table adapter to binary data.

Configure vb.net table adapter queries to load image data from SQL Server, using the query builder to include the customer image column for form load and loading income info.

Learn to create a phonebook table in SQL Server, connect databases to Windows Forms, and build VB .NET and C# apps with searchable Unicode and numeric queries using table adapters.

Learn to search SQL server data in vb.net or C# apps using where, like, and between operators, connect via Visual Studio, and apply table adapter with bindingsource.

Create the phonebook database and table in SQL Server Management Studio, selecting appropriate data types and adding sample records. Learn to search data using SQL Server select queries and operators.

Create a phonebook database in SQL Server and build a phonebook table with a primary key identity column. Define essential columns and prepare sample data to test the design.

Connect the phonebook database to Visual Studio VB.NET project by adding the table adapter, dataset, and data table, then bind the form using a BindingSource for data access.

Build a VB.NET phone book project that connects a Windows Forms app to SQL Server, using Visual Studio, and implement a search by last name with a DataGridView.

Understand sql dot net architecture and connect a sql server database to a c# project using table adapters, data sets, and binding sources to perform select, update, and delete operations.

Add a dataset and a table adapter to a vb dotnet project, connect to sql server with sql server authentication, and generate select and insert/update/delete queries via the query builder.

Learn to bind a datatable to a datagridview on a form using a binding source, dataset, and table adapter, with a binding navigator for navigation, add, delete, and save changes.

Load data from SQL Server into a Windows form using the table adapter's fill method and a dataset binding to a data grid view.

Learn to search data efficiently in SQL Server using the where clause within a select query, moving from manual row filtering to targeted results in VB.NET applications.

Master the where clause in an SQL select query to search data efficiently. Explore non-numeric and numeric searches, Unicode handling, and operators like equal, not equal, like, and between.

Learn to search SQL Server data in VB.NET in Visual Studio using the where clause, add queries to your table adapter, and filter by last name or customer ID.

Add a new select query to your VB.Net table adapter to search the last name in a SQL Server database using a where clause and access results through the dataset.

Add a parameter to the table adapter’s select query to search a custom last name from a text box using a where clause parameter with an underscore.

Learn to write a table adapter query to search numeric columns, such as the id, using parameters and converting input to long in vb.net.

Learn to search unicode text in a SQL Server database using a table adapter in VB.NET, including the where clause and prefixing literals with uppercase N and configuring nvarchar parameters.

Use the not equal operator (<>) to filter records in a VB.Net table adapter query and in SQL, adjusting the where clause via the query builder to exclude specific values.

Explore applying SQL comparison operators to numeric columns in VB.Net, including greater than, less than, greater than or equal, less than or equal, and not equal.

Master the like operator in SQL Server to find similar values in a where clause, searching beginnings, middles, and ends, and power your queries for contains patterns.

learn to use the like operator in a select query to find similar values, set the where clause with a column name and pattern, and explore wildcards.

Explore the like operator to search beginnings with the percent wildcard, where percent acts as a placeholder for matches like tracy% or j% in SQL Server.

Learn to use the like operator with the percent wildcard to find values ending with a specific letter in VB .Net SQL databases.

Leverage the like operator with start and end wildcards to search anywhere inside a column in SQL Server. Use two percent wildcards and apply order by after where in queries.

Use the like operator with the percent wildcard to search Unicode data, employing the N prefix for Arabic, Chinese, and Korean scripts, and apply starts with and ends with patterns.

Explore the underscore wildcard in the like operator, which matches second position and minimum length for strings starting with a in SQL Server.

Learn to use the not like operator in SQL Server, applying not like with wildcards and unicode support (N prefix) to exclude names like Mary from results.

Master the like operator in SQL Server to search for similar records, using the table adapter to find last names that include Jones or similar patterns in VB.NET apps.

Learn to add a like operator-based search to a table adapter in VB .Net, using a where clause with last name parameters and preparing for wildcard searches.

Develop and refine search queries using the SQL LIKE operator with the percent wildcard to find last names starting with specific letters in VB.NET applications.

Apply the like operator with the percent wildcard to search for names that end with your custom last name, and search start with or between or anywhere inside queries.

Quick SQL in VB .NET teaches how to use the LIKE operator with % wildcards to search for values anywhere in a last name column, with practical code examples.

Search unicode last names using the like operator on nvarchar columns, enabling unicode with uppercase N in the query and configuring the table adapter to nvarchar and string types.

Master the between operator in SQL Server Management Studio to search a range of data, especially dates, and apply it in applications to find date of birth ranges using controls.

Master the between operator in SQL Server queries within vb.net applications, enabling range searches across dates, numbers, and strings with practical examples.

Use the between operator in a SQL Server select query to search numeric values in a range, such as ID between 13 and 17 in the where clause.

Learn to use the between operator with text columns in SQL Server, applying it in where and select queries in VB.NET, with examples filtering names between M and T.

Use the between operator to query a date column, such as birth date, with start and end dates in quotes. Learn formatting, execution, and common date errors in SQL Server.

Apply the not operator to exclude a between range with dates, numeric ids, and text. Learn to use not between to filter records outside a specific range, like birth dates.

Master using the between operator in VB.Net within Visual Studio to search a date range via a table adapter query and a form with a datetime picker.

Add a between operator in a table adapter to search a date range in the birth date column, using parameters and a where clause with the query builder.

design a form using two date time pickers to search the date of birth with the between operator, leveraging the table adapter's field by method to perform range queries.

Explore how to use the datetime picker control in vb.net, including value, formats (long, short, custom), minimum and maximum dates, keyboard input, show checkboxes, up-down buttons, and right-to-left support.

Develop VB.Net code to implement a search button that filters the date of birth column between two selected dates using the between operator, date time pickers, and a table adapter.

Create an advanced search form in vb.net using sql server techniques, enabling search by last name and date of birth with date time picker and display results in a datagridview.

Shows how to start a VB.NET Windows Forms project in Visual Studio and build an advanced search form with column selection, search type options, value input, and date range filtering.

Design a search form and set default properties in a VB .Net project, including text, center screen, border style, font, and back color, then add a dataset.

Connect your VB .NET app to a SQL Server database by adding a dataset and table adapter, configure authentication, test the connection, and generate a SQL select for the phonebook table.

Design a searchable form by adding group boxes, panels, combo boxes, and text boxes, and configure date time pickers for dynamic column and search type options.

Learn to show and hide panels in a VB .NET form by using the combo box index to switch between last name and date of birth.

Add a datagridview to the form and bind it to the dataset’s phonebook table, using either the data sources window or toolbox, to auto‑create the dataset and binding components.

Learn to search records by date of birth using the between operator in VB .NET, wiring DateTimePicker inputs to a table adapter query and display results in a datagridview.

master the last name search using a four-item search type combo box: equals, starts with, ends with, and everywhere, via the like operator and percent wildcards.

Show how to display a message box when the search type is not selected (selected index minus one), add a load all button, and use exit sub to control flow.

Learn to implement between and not equal operators to search a last name in a VB .Net SQL database app, including building queries and integrating with the table adapter.

Protect your code against server outages by wrapping SQL Server data access in a try structure, catching exceptions, and displaying error messages when loading data via table adapters.