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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

McManus, Jeffrey P.

Database access with Visual Basic^® .Net / Jeffrey P. McManus and Jackie Goldstein ;

Kevin T. Price, contributor. 3rd ed.

p. cm.

ISBN 0-672-32343-5 (alk. paper)

1. Microsoft Visual BASIC. 2. BASIC (Computer program language) 3. Microsoft .NET. I. Goldstein, Jackie. II. Price, Kevin T. III. Title.

QA76.73.B3M3988 2003

005.2'768 dc21

2002043755

Copyright © 2003 by Pearson Education, Inc.

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Dedication

     This book is dedicated to my parents,
            Ann and Mike Goldstein,
    who always encouraged and supported me
            throughout my education
            and professional career.
   Jackie Goldstein, October 2002

                  For my wife.
      Kevin Price, October 2002