Content: Cover --
Contents --
Contents at a Glance --
About the Author --
About the Technical Reviewer --
Acknowledgments --
Introduction --
Chapter 1: Introducing Data-Driven Programming --
Database Metadata --
SQL Server --
Oracle --
Practical Applications --
Code Generation --
Custom Code Generators --
Using the CodeDOM --
Summary --
Chapter 2: Reflection --
Instantiating Classes --
Loading Shared Assemblies --
Examining Classes --
Drilling Down into Assembly Objects --
Building an Object Hierarchy --
Importing Control Definitions --
Decompiling Source Code --
Summary --
Chapter 3: Runtime Code Compilation --
System. CodeDom.Compiler Namespace --
Compiling the Code --
Error Handling --
Executing the Code --
Referencing Controls on Forms --
Adding References --
Testing --
Summary --
Chapter 4: Dynamic WinForms --
Instantiating Forms --
Wiring Events --
Loading Control Definitions --
Loading from XML --
Loading from a Table --
Connecting Event Code --
Practical Solutions --
Building a Filter Screen --
Saving Grid Settings --
Data-Driven Menus --
Creating Criteria Screens --
Dynamic Criteria Controls --
Extracting the User Selections --
Summary --
Chapter 5: Dynamic ASP.NET --
Instantiating Web Controls --
Understanding the Page Life Cycle --
Using HTML Tables --
ParseControl --
Instantiating User Controls --
Repeater Controls --
Practical Solutions --
Dynamic Criteria Controls --
Extracting the User Selections --
Summary --
Chapter 6: Dynamic WPF --
XAML --
Layout --
Canvas --
Grid --
StackPanel --
WrapPanel --
DockPanel --
Runtime Instantiation --
Accessing Child Controls --
Nested Controls --
XamlWriter/XamlReader --
Persisting Objects --
IsAncestorOf/IsDescendantOf --
Wiring Events --
Data-Driven .Menus --
Summary --
Chapter 7: Reporting --
SQL Server Extended Properties --
Microsoft Excel --
Syncfusion8217;s Essential XlsIO --
SoftArtisans8217; OfficeWriter for Excel --
PDF --
ITextSharp --
Syncfusion8217;s Essential PDF --
SAP/Business Objects: Crystal Reports --
Embedded vs. Nonembedded Reports --
Dynamic Crystal Reports --
SQL Server Reporting Services --
Using RDL --
Dynamic Rdl --
Summary --
Chapter 8: Database Design --
Data Storage --
Committing Data to the Database --
Using Inverted Tables --
Structuring Inverted Data --
Extracting Inverted Data --
Converting Inverted Data to a Normalized Structure --
Mixing Normalized and Inverted Tables --
Summary --
Index.