RANDALL R ANTHONY
RRANTHON at sentara.com
Fri Oct 17 09:53:46 CDT 2008
Andy, Just think of it as .Net, and you can learn VB, C# etc., to write .Net code. Two books I can recommend are from Microsoft Press, VB.Net version 2003 and 2005 which include chapters on ado.net and asp.net. (I got them in a bargain bin for about $10 and $20, respectfully). If you are comfortable with VB you should be able to grasp the concepts, but I will say it's not easy. I think the Express version can definitely get you started, however IIRC there are a lot of functions not available, like the SQL links. >>> On 10/17/2008 at 10:34 AM, in message <200810171434.m9HEY5rn009230 at databaseadvisors.com>, "Andy Lacey" <andy at minstersystems.co.uk> wrote: Ok I'm sorry, I'm sorry. This has no doubt been answered before on the list but I wonder if a consensus has been arived at. The question is, coming from Access how do I start learning .Net? Which are the best books, or other resources? I don't even know the questions to ask really. Am I talking about VB.Net? I guess so. Will I need to also learn ASP.Net, ADO.Net, xyz.Net, ramalamadingdong.Net or is VB.Net all I need? Anyone got a learning plan for me? How long is this going to take me (to be able to turn out a decent app)? What software do I need to buy (or will the free Express version get me going?) So many questions, so little brain. -- Andy Lacey http://www.minstersystems.co.uk ( http://www.minstersystems.co.uk/ ) ________________________________________________ Message sent using UebiMiau 2.7.2 -- AccessD mailing list AccessD at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com ( http://www.databaseadvisors.com/ )