Windows Forms and Data Access

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When creating a .NET Windows Form app do I have to use Web Services to access the database? If not, how else would I access my database without having my business objects/data access layers residing on the client?
 
Tim said:
When creating a .NET Windows Form app do I have to use Web Services to access the database?
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No. You certainly don't have to use Web Services. You can use code from
the System.Data.SqlClient namespace in your form.
If not, how else would I access my database without having my business objects/data access layers residing on the client?
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Well, technically, an application will always have a "data access layer"
of some sort. Be it self contained DAL class you use in a form or a DAL
server which you then interface to using Web Services.

The point is it's up to you to design the framework. It depends really
how much of a thin client vs. rich client you want to do and also if
you're planning on n-tier framework or not.
 
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