Expression Blend and Data Binding

Hi Everyone!

Wow... I havn't posted here in a LONG time, though I made this screenname a while ago. I usually don't have a lot of time for online forums (college student working my way through college). However, I do visit Channel 9 weekly as it is a great source for information.

I have been looking for information on data binding using XAML/Expression Blend/Visual Studio/C#. There are many useful tutorials and samples out there showing how to make nifty apps which use data binding to retrieve data from a back end. However, pretty much all of them use XML for the back end.

My question is simple: What is the best way to perform data binding in a WPF application using a different database as a back end (lets say.. an Access .mdb file)? To keep it simple.. say you have a list box and you want to data bind it to a column in an Access database.

As a side question: Is there a way to do this using XAML (and/or Blend) alone like you can using XML as the back end?

After searching around, I havn't really been able to find a conclusive answer on the best way to accomplish this (Maybe I am dumb though ). Everyone here seems helpful so I figure I would make a post!

If anyone could give me any pointers or advice I'd appreciate it.
Thanks in advance!