Perry,

>And the only thing different between having access to a local data store and accessing a web service is the initial step of defining your data sources.
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>So there is actually very little in the book that refers to web services because it's not too different from any other form of data access.<

I'm not sure I understand what point you're trying to make. Could you elaborate a bit on this?

~~Bonnie




>I am currently reading an excellent book, "Data Binding with Windows Forms 2.0" by Brian Noyes.
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>His book doesn't have a particular focus on web services. Because he is focusing on strongly typed data sets. And the only thing different between having access to a local data store and accessing a web service is the initial step of defining your data sources.
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>So there is actually very little in the book that refers to web services because it's not too different from any other form of data access.
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>>>On your question, I use either web services or remoting, for the client piece to access the application layer (middle-tier). The application layer in turn accesses the data layer.
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>>One more question, and I will stop bugging you <g>. Can you recommend a book (for VERY beginner) on how to build what you call "application layer (middle-tier)" with Web Services?
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>>Thank you.