Summary

Despite its limitations, the Jump Start example pulls together content covered in this chapter and Chapter 1, and it demonstrates new functionality: how to populate a DataTable object with a DataAdapter object. In addition, you learned how to work with Server Explorer to expeditiously create a Connection object and a DataAdapter object that tie to an Access database file. Finally, the discussion of the Jump Start example includes step-by-step instructions for creating a new data connection that points at any Access database file in Solution Explorer.