The Self-Paced Training Kit got very poor reviews at Amazon. The reviews said it was just a rehash of the online help.

>Two additional recomendations:
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>1. ADO .NET Step by Step from MSPress
>2. MCAD/MCSD Self-Paced Training Kit: Developing Windows Based Applications with VB .NET and C# .NET also from MSPress
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>>I am an experienced VFP programmer just starting with VB.NET. I would like to start with a simple database program with SQL Server as the back end, using whatever are recognized as "standard techniques" for this technology.
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>>Is there a simple tutorial-level sample, book or article anyone would particularly recommend for someone like me?
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>>Thanks
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>>Don Meuse