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I have a screen:

Email address: ------------
Name: --------------
Phone: ----------------

Add, Change, Delete, Cancel, Exit

When the user enters the email address and hits TAB in the
EmailTextBox_Le ave method, I create and fill a DataSet with the single
record. I then bind that record to the form controls as such:

EmailTextBox.Da taBindings.Add ("Text", ds.Tables["Customers"], "Email");
NameTextBox.Dat aBindings.Add(" Text", ds, "Customers.Name ");

I setup a CurrencyManager to check the record count although it should
always be one as the Email is unique:

myCurrencyManag er =
(CurrencyManage r)this.BindingC ontext[ds.Tables["Customers"]];
if ( myCurrencyManag er.Count == 0) etc.

I'm somewhat new at all this scope/DataSet stuff and I have a lot of best
practices issues. If someone could point me to an example that would be
nice.

How would I setup the textbox to data element binding in the DataSet before
I fill the DataSet? I guess it should be outside the scope of the
EmailTextBox_Le ave method in the section where the
"System.Windows .Forms.TextBox EmailTextBox" stuff is defined. Would I have
to manually create the DataSet with all that AddColumn business and then
bind it somehow before I actually filled the DataSet with the single record?
Should I have a myCreateClass : DataSet method that uses a new instance
inside the Leave method? How and where would I setup a get/set property to
easily access a data element by myDataElement.v alue, etc.

I like having the manual control of doing what I want in the bottom buttons,
etc. so I don't think I'm looking for that generic generated thing that
cycles next record type thing. Although next/previous could be nice
fuctionality and if that's the best way to go fine. The CurrencyManager also
has some nice events for record state changed, etc.

I know in pre-oo days we would call what I'm looking for a 'standard' or
best code example for this specific type of ACID (add, change, inquire,
delete) function. Would the oo term be for this type of standard example for
this type of function?
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