Programming Microsoft Visual Basic .NET for Microsoft Access Databases (Pro Developer)

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.