CIS206 - Advanced Visual Basic - Week 6

Database and File Stream Access


Example 1

The first example is really 5 examples. 

The first four examples use SQL Server. These cannot run in the lab at this time.
A developers version of SQL Server is packaged with VS.Studio

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Example 2

Uses "flat files" and a class module to separate client code from business logic.

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Example 3

Demonstrates n-tier design with the identical client (form) as example two, but the class implements access to the database.
Using a UDL file, the database access can be switched between Access and SQL Server with no changes to the class module.

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Assignment

Much of this assignment has already been coded and should be downloaded. The .EXE is also available.

The program to be written is a database access program. The database will contain both text and graphic columns.
You can adapt the program to whatever data suits your particular interests.

Download the .EXE and the database

Download the model source code


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