Programming in Visual Basic .NET: Connect MS Access Database to VB.NET Windows Forms Application (CRUD Tutorial)
In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to connect a Microsoft Access database to a VB.NET Windows Forms application using Visual Studio 2017. We’ll walk through the full CRUD operations — Create, Read, Update, and Delete — with a simple and efficient approach.
You’ll discover how to:
✅ Connect an Access (.accdb) database to your VB.NET project
✅ Display data in a DataGridView control
✅ Use BindingSource and BindingNavigator for smooth record navigation
✅ Insert, update, and delete records directly from the DataGridView
✅ Build a simple, functional VB.NET application with minimal code
This is a great beginner-friendly project to help you understand database connectivity in VB.NET using MS Access.
📌 Topics Covered:
Connecting Access Database to Visual Studio 2017
Setting up DataGridView, BindingSource, and BindingNavigator
Performing CRUD operations (Add, Edit, Delete, Save)
Working with Access database in VB.NET Windows Forms
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