ODP.NET Developers Guide: Oracle Database 10g Development with Visual Studio 2005 and the Oracle Data Provider for .NET: A practical guide for developers ... Developer Tools for Visual Studio 2005

A practical guide for developers working with the Oracle Data Provider for .NET and the Oracle Developer Tools for Visual Studio 2005 Application development with ODP.NET Dealing with XML DB using ODP.NET Oracle Developer Tools for Visual Studio .NET In Detail The Oracle Data Provider for .NET (ODP.NET) features optimized data access to the Oracle database from a .NET environment and allows developers to take advantage of advanced Oracle database functionality, including Real Application Clusters, XML DB, and advanced security. It can be used from any .NET language, including C# and VB.NET. This book is a practical guide that will give you the in-depth information you need to work with the Oracle 10g v10.2 database from Visual Studio .NET 2005, using the Oracle Developer Tools and ODP.NET. After introducing ODP.NET, we move on to dealing with SQL, PL/SQL, and XML DB using ODP.NET. Next we look at application development with ODP.NET: Web Applications, Web Services, and Mobile Applications. The last chapter covers Oracle Developer Tools for Visual Studio .NET. All the code examples are in Visual Basic.NET 2005. What you will learn from this book? Different ways of Connecting to Oracle databases using ODP.NET (including Single Sign-on) Executing SQL queries and commands using ODP.NET Working with PL/SQL blocks, stored procedures, stored functions, packages, and REF CURSORs Working with Large Objects like BFILE, BLOB, and CLOB using ODP.NET Working with XML and XMLDB Application development using ODP.NET Database change notifications and Asynchronous programming Developing Web Applications using ASP.NET and ODP.NET Reporting (including charts) using ASP.NET and ODP.NET Developing XML Web Services using ODP.NET Developing applications for Smart Client devices (like Pocket PC) Using Oracle Developer Tools for Visual Studio 2005 Creating and debugging PL/SQL stored procedures from Visual Studio 2005 Creating and Deploying .NET CLR stored procedures in Oracle database using Visual Studio 2005 Approach This book uses many hands-on examples to show you how to use ODP.NET and Oracle Developer Tools from within Visual Studio 2005 to access Oracle Database 10g. Who this book is written for? The book is written for professional .NET developers who need to work with and take full advantage of Oracle Database 10g using Visual Studio 2005. Developers are expected to be familiar with Visual Basic.NET 2005 and have minimum knowledge of Oracle SQL and PL/SQL.