Index_D

D

D2I (Database 2 Interactive), 364 “365

data, 324 “356

accessing in text files, 335 “337

files, 324 “325

graphic, 340 “341

increasing demands for, 390 “392

metadata ( see metadata)

random access of, 325

redefining, 339 “340

saving, 376 “377

sequential access of, 325

Data Access Application Block, 395

Data Control Blocks (DBS), 324

data definition (DD) statements, 38

data items, 173 “174

data repositories, 342 “343

Active Directory as, 344 “345

Web Storage System (WSS) as, 345 “347

Data Transformation Services option (Enterprise Manager), 366

data types, 176 “180, 312, 948

Database 2 Interactive (D2I), 364 “365

database administrators (DBAs), 361

database programming, 377 “378

legacy-style, 380 “384

.NET-style, 384 “405

required knowledge for COBAL programming, 64

Database Programming with Visual Basic .NET, 406

Database Projects folder (VS .NET), 377

databases

Open Database Connectivity (ODBC), 79 “80

in SQL Server, 367 “371

DataColumnCollection object, 393

DataGrid control, 512 “514, 521, 531

DataReader object, 388

DataRowCollection object, 393

DataSet class, 392, 411 “413, 855

DataTable class, 816

DB2 host structure/host variables , 390

DB2 RDBMS, 39

DB2I tools, 365

DBAs (database administrators), 361

DBS (Data Control Blocks), 324

DCLGEN (Declaration Generator ), 390

DCOM (Distributed Component Object Model), 843

DD (data definition) statements, 38

dead objects, 251

Debug class, 868

Debug menu (VS .NET), 898 “899

debugging, 886. See also Application Center Test (ACT)

of .NET applications, 637 “639

Web sites on, 910 “911

Windows Service application, 887 “900

XML child element for, 710

Debugging Strategies for .NET Developers, 910

Declaration Generator (DCLGEN), 390

declarations, XML, 119

decollating, 597

decompilation, 636

decrement operator (--), 922, 925

default assemblies, 211 “212

default constructors, 287

DefineDataTypesSampleCobol sample program, 175 198

DefineDataTypesSampleVB sample

program, 182

delegates, 206, 215 , 234

Dependencies window (VB .NET), 655 “656

deployment, .NET, 46

DEQ command, 247, 248

derived classes, 207, 250

deserialization, 339

desktop applications, 452

Destructor/Finalizer method., 100

development aids, third-party, 63

development environment, .NET, 34

DHTML (dynamic Hypertext Markup Language), 112

dial-up connections, 529

DiffGram, 413

digital softcopy, 598

Dim statements, 298

directives, 682 “683

DirectoryEntry class, 345

DirectorySearch class, 345

DIS (Draft International Standard) review, 6

Disassembly window (VS .NET), 875 “877

Disconnected Application Model, 384

disconnected relational database, 410

disk storage, 249

Dispose method, 261

distributed and concurrent processing, .NET, 49 “50

distributed applications, 803 “804

Distributed Component Object Model (DCOM), 843

Distributed .NET Programming in VB .NET , 878

distributed processing, 248, 843

Distributed Transaction Coordinator (DTC), 755, 756

DLL (dynamic link library) COM objects, 70

DLL (dynamic link library) files, 196

Dllhost.exe process, 849

Document Object Model (DOM), 112, 124

Document Object Model (DOM) class, 436 “437

document type definition (DTD), 119

documentation comments, 927

Documentation feature (VS .NET), 208 “209

DocumentedClass.vb class, 694, 695 “696

Doing Web Development: Client-Side Techniques , 128

DOM (Document Object Model), 112, 124

DOM (Document Object Model) class, 436 “437

domain trees, 344

domains, 344

Dotfuscator, 636 “637, 678

Dotnetfx.exe file, 634

DoTransaction method, 760

Downloads screen, of Start Page (VS .NET), 148 “150

Draft International Standard (DIS) review, 6

drag and drop approach, 669

DTB (Dynamic Transaction Backout), 754

DTC (Distributed Transaction Coordinator), 755, 756

DTD (document type definition), 119

Dyl280 programming language, 32

dynamic Hypertext Markup Language (DHTML), 112

dynamic link library (DLL) COM objects, 70

dynamic link library (DLL) files, 196

dynamic registration, 768 “770

Dynamic Transaction Backout (DTB), 754