Before you start
For application developers, learn how to store and access DB2 XML data from the .NET development environment. This tutorial includes step-by-step instructions and screen captures.
This tutorial series includes multiple parts. The series introduces the specifications of a proof-of-concept application and its database requirements. It teaches how to create the relational database objects in DB2 9 using Visual Studio .NET 2005. It demonstrates how to wire DB2 with a Windows application. It also teaches how to bind the database objects with an ASP.NET Web application. It illustrates how to use the XML data store in DB2 9 to extend the application capacity. Finally, it illustrates how to leverage the XML data in Web services and the SOA environment.
This tutorial is Part 4 of the tutorial series. Go through the steps to store data in an XML column in DB2, and retrieve the data to the Carpool Web site application that you created in Part 3 of this tutorial series.
In this tutorial, learn how to store and retrieve XML data in DB2.
This tutorial is written for application developers whose skills and experience are at a beginning to intermediate level. You should have a general familiarity with using the Microsoft Visual Studio .NET development environment. You should also understand basic concepts in relational databases and XML and know how to interact with database objects using ASP.NET.
- Windows operating system supporting Visual Studio .NET 2005.
- Visual Studio .NET 2005, Professional edition or higher. The tutorial is developed using Version 8.0.50727.42, with Microsoft .NET Framework, Version 2.0.50727.
- DB2 9. The tutorial was developed using the DB2 9 Release Candidate. (To download DB2 9, see the Resources section in this tutorial.)




