Data Access: Build a Master-Details Windows Forms App

This sample shows you how to build a master-details application. This common type of data-bound form is useful for navigating through records and viewing various levels of detail for the data related to each record.  

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Requirements

This application requires the release version of Visual Studio .NET Professional (or greater) and access to the Northwind database residing in SQL Server or the Microsoft Data Engine (MSDE). To install MSDE, do the following:

1. Open the Start menu, click Programs, click Microsoft .NET Framework SDK, and then click Samples and Quickstart Tutorials.

2. Click "Step 1: Install the .NET Framework Samples Database".

3. Open a command window, and CD to \Samples\Setup This is typically : C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET\FrameworkSDK\Samples\Setup

4. Type: osql -E -S (local)\NetSDK -i InstNwnd.sql

Running the Sample

Simply press F5.

To view the alternate Master-Details interface, uncomment the line labeled OPTIONAL in the CreateDataSet method.

See Also

Creating a Master Detail Form  DataRelation Objects DataSets