C# Database Application: Newbie

[Roy33]

I have a small database I've written in access and I'd like to make a front-end for it as a windows forms application ( and then some day later on add an ASP.NET web-based form for user data input).

I've chosen C# as my language and I have the .NET studio installed.

I have a basic-intermediate knowledge of programming and I have dabbled in C, C++, VB6, Javascript, etc. and am currently reading "Beginning C#" from wrox.

My problem is that I don't really know the "big picture steps" for application development. The Beg C# book has a couple of chapters on windows forms, but doesn't really explain how to build an application. Some have recommended "C# databases" from Wrox, but I don't know if this books has what I'm looking for.

Does anyone know a resource that will walk you through creating a database application in C#?

I saw the wrox book about the C# app from inspiration to finish but read terrible reviews about it. I guess I'm looking for something to review the proper order of the thought process, for example

1. create db
2. create reports
3. create menus
4. create db connection strings
5. create UI
a. add code so menus are locked at appopriate times

And would then walk through the above steps -- create this module, that class, link them this way, etc.

I could likely figure out the in between steps, but I wish I had a some kind of framework on which to base my application, or a sample database application deconstructed to see how it's done.

Sorry for the long-winded post, but I figure this type of info out there somewhere.

Thanks in advance.

 

[perryf]

I have the Inspiration to Finish book and I like it a lot. What people complained about, from what I looked at, is the printing error (chapters 4-6 are missing - they are available for download from the Wrox site). I have also encountered a couple errors in the code samples, but was able to determine how to fix them.

This is the only book I've seen that goes thru the process from start to finish.

PF