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Create Parameterized Queries in ADO.NET

So much of modern programming is about string manipulation. Whether it’s parsing XML content, building HTML for the browser or trying to understand what the user just typed into that text entry field, ...
Ars Technica

[SQL] Need help forming SQL query for Inner Join via OleDB (MS Access)

I'm writing some code in C# where I need to (inner?) join two tables into a DataSet / DataTable.<BR><BR>Essentially, I have two tables. Both have columns called "TestId" and "OperationId". Both are ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Inside C# 3.0: Extension Methods, Query Expressions, and Expression Trees

LINQ, DLinq, and XLinq—what the heck? The last thing you're looking for is more three-letter acronyms (TLAs) and fancy, four-letter acronyms (FFLAs). But once you do bit of plumbing, C# anonymous ...
Ars Technica

C#: How to properly handle exceptions that could be thrown in LINQ query results

I am not really even sure how to Google search for this, as I am not really sure how to formulate the question, so I'll try and give an example. I am using LINQ-XML to parse an input file that I want ...