Summary
This Drill will develop your skills in using several Enterprise Library application blocks. Tasks include configuring and using the Data Access Application Block, tracing activities with the Logging Application Block, and using the Exception Handling Application Block to catch and throw exceptions.
Audience
This Drill is for developers who want to learn how to use the Data Access, Logging, and Exception Handling application blocks of the Enterprise Library for .NET Framework 2.0 - January 2006 release.
What you'll learn
You will learn how to use several Enterprise Library application blocks to address common development challenges. The skills you will learn include using and configuring the Data Access Application Block to access a database. You will also find out how to trace activities with the Logging Application Block, and how to throw, catch, and log exceptions with the Exception Handling Application Block. After taking this Drill, you will also be able to use the Enterprise Library Configuration Console.
What you need to know
We assume that you’re already familiar with the concepts of programming and you’ve some experience of Visual Studio 2005. For this Drill, you’ll also need to be comfortable with Visual C# or Visual Basic syntax, XML syntax, SQL syntax, as well as SQL databases (Express or Server). Although not essential, experience with individual application blocks or previous releases of Enterprise Library would also be useful.