That sounds like a great book. I have one VS 2008 C# book, but it is really basic; I am beyond basic and need to know how to take my FoxPro code and convert it over to C# and use the data in FoxPro tables as well as SQL Server and MySQL.

Thank you very much for your advice, Bill.

>>"I've had several classes on C#, probably about 3 of them, meaning 3 semesters, but that was a while back. I've never had any projects at any clients sites or on any projects using C#. I wonder if someone could advise me on what component to use for data access? Maybe component isn't the right word. Now, I am not a complete novice, but pretty close to it, so realize that I am also a bit rusty.

>From a fellow newbie:

>The bad news:
>Some of what you learned earlier is obsolete and you have some learning to do.
>The good news:
>The 2008 version is a lot easier to use once you learn the new tools.

>I'd advise you to get C# 2008 for Programmers by Deitel ( less than $40 on Amazon) and follow the Ling-to-SQL examples there.
They really work and you'll be doing CRUD windows or web forms with ease in about a week.

>After doing their examples, I did some datacentric apps on my own, and now I'm fairly sure that I can do a simple file maintenance form in C# in less time than I can in VFP, using Linq-to-SQL.

>Several VFP colleagues of mine have used that book with equally good results.

>Deitel directs the examples in the text to the freebie versions of C# and SQL, so the $40 is really all you'll have to spend!

>I'm sure I'll be using other data access methods as I progress with C#, but at least now I'm over the data handling hurdle and I can concentrate on exploiting the many other rich features of the .NET Framework.