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288ASP.NET 3.5: A Beginner’s GuideKey Skills & Concepts●●●●●●●●●●●Creating databasesChecking your database connectionPlanning tablesMaking a tableRow and column matrixSpecifying fields (columns)Selecting data typesEntering data dynamicallyRetrieving data dynamicallyChanging data dynamicallyDeleting data dynamicallyIn many respects, ADO.NET (ActiveX Data Object.NET) is the sine qua non of ASP.NET. All of the web controls and forms are for naught without some way to work withthem and a database. Work with any application that uses data input and/or recoveryneeds some mechanism for placing the data into a storage facility. E-business would beimpossible without some way of entering data to store and retrieve orders and of keepingtrack of what has been processed and what is waiting to be processed. Working with ADO.NET, you can bring together all of the work you’ve done with web forms and controls andactually use the SQL commands from the previous chapter.Creating a DatabaseThe process of creating a database with Visual Studio 2008 is quite simple. Depending onthe nature of your hosting service, you may be able to create your online database usingVisual Studio 2008 in a remote site—such as your home or office not co-located with theSQL Server. However, to get started, we’ll walk through the process of creating a database