Manipulating a DataSet Schema

Create and Manipulate DataSets: Manipulate a DataSet Schema.

A DataSet schema is an XML file that describes the structure of a DataSet object. You can work with such files as raw XML, but if you have Visual Studio .NET, there's a better way. Visual Studio .NET includes a specialized XML designer that provides a visual representation of DataSet schema files. In this section, you'll learn how to use this designer. You'll see that you can create a DataSet schema and edit it easily with the same sort of drag-and-drop operations that are used to create Windows forms or Web forms.

The XML Designer is also integrated with the database support in Server Explorer. You can add items to a DataSet schema file by dragging and ...

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