Connecting to Data (Visual C#)

From accessing data in SQL Server Compact 3.5, to writing queries that use LINQ and binding data to controls on a Windows Form, Visual C# Express Edition includes tools and language features that make working with data easy.

In This Section

• How to: Connect to a Database (C#)
  Shows you how to connect to a SQL Server Compact 3.5 database.

• How to: Display Data on a Form
  Describes how to drag data-bound controls from the Data Sources window to a Windows Form.

• How to: Display Related Data on a Form
  Describes how to use the sample Northwind database using SQL Server Compact 3.5 to display related data on a Windows Form.

• Creating LINQ to SQL Classes with the O/R Designer
  Describes how to use the O/R Designer to create Class Entities, and then bind the data to controls on a Windows Form.

• How to: Databind to LINQ Queries
  Shows how to bind the results of a LINQ query to a control on a Windows Form.

• Consuming a WCF Service
  Describes how to consume Windows Communication Foundation services in your C# Express applications.