e_dogg

I'm a pretty experienced SQL scripter. I've written tons of SQL scripts to do anything from simple reports to updates on multiple tables based on user input or values in other tables. I can write SQL in my sleep...

I feel like I should start branching out now and learning other skills. I think that C# and ADO might be the way to go. C# seems to be very popular and ADO would fit in nicely with my existing database knowledge.

I saw Licht's sticky about learning C# and I'm totally going to run through that to get my feet wet. But beyond that, where do I start?

Thanks!

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Licht

I highly advise you check out the link to the MSDN database and such found at the bottom of my guide (as you said you are going to read.) It has videos that pertain specifically to VS 05/08 Express so thats a little more localized then my writings. I think those videos would help allot. Doesn't matter which you do first for the most part i cover similar topics as the videos but at a much faster (and simpler) pace.

MSDN's learning section.

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linskingdom

ADO is still able to utilized by C# but I am assuming the ADO you refers to is ADO.net. ADO mainly process remote data through the connected data source vs. ADO.net does in the disconnected data source/offline. Data will be manipulated in XML format after extracted or before update regardless they are from whether MSSQL, MYSQL and Oracle etc. I think C# and Ado.net is a good combo. Licht already points you to the good place to start. There are several versions of ADO (ADO, ADO.net 1.1 (VS2003), ADO.net 2.0 (VS2005) and ADO.net 3.x (VS2008) but the principal is same, I would suggest to review the ADO.net architecture and components first, and then figure out what you need and focus on these areas instead of going all over board.

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e_dogg

Thanks guys! Rep+ to you both!

I don't know too much about ADO other than it's for data connectivity. But given my SQL experience, I think that I should be able to figure it out.

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