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The lessons on this site assume that you know C#
but you don't need to know SQL (in Lesson 3, we will start introducing SQL as if
you don't know it).
To create the applications in our lessons, you will also need some additional
libraries and a C# programming environment. Everything we will use in the
lessons is freely available.
To create graphical applications of these lessons, you will
need the .NET Framework. You can download it free from the http://www.asp.net
web site. In most cases, it may already be installed in your computer.
Otherwise, after downloading, you can following setup to install it.
TO develop graphical MySQL applications, you must
first install MySQL, which you can freely download from the http://www.mysql.com
web site. After downloading it, you should install it.
After installing MySQL, if you want to create .NET
applications, you should install the MySQL Connector/Net driver that you can
also download from the MySQL web site. Like that of MySQL, the installation of
the MySQL Connector/Net is particularly easy.
If you are planning to create MS SQL Server databases, you
can install either Microsoft SQL Server or the Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Desktop
Engine (MSDE). Both are freely available from the http://www.microsoft.com
web site. The freely available MS SQL Server is in its Developer version as a
trial version while the MSDE is completely free.
To create Windows graphical applications, you will need a C#
compiler. If had installed the full version of the .NET Framework, it includes a
free C# compiler. The .NET Framework and the freely available C# compiler are
enough to create any type of application but you would be compiling your
application from the Command Prompt. If you want to work visually, then you will
need a programming environment that can assist you. To continue with free
software, we will use #develop
that you can freely download.
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