ADO : ActiveX Data Objects (Paperback)

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This book is both an introduction and a complete reference to ADO (ActiveX Data Objects), Microsoft's universal data access solution. It shows the many ways that using ADO can save programming time, letting you concentrate on the content and quality of your application rather than the nitty-gritty of specific data formats. ADO: ActiveX Data Objects includes:

Chapters on the Connection, Recordset, Field, and Command objects and the Properties collectionA detailed, alphabetical reference to every ADO object, method, property, and eventChapters on ADO architecture, data shaping, the ADO Event ModelBrief introductions to RDS, ADO.NET, and SQLAn appendix with enumeration tables used by ADO objects and collections, listed alphabetically

ADO: ActiveX Data Objects covers ADO through Version 2.6. The thorough reference section and abundant practical code examples make this book a versatile one-stop guide to both the theory and practice of programming with ADO.

About the Author

Jason T. Roff has worn many hats with his extensive experience as a project manager, a software developer and a software architect. Roff's technical talents include expertise in C++, Java, ADO, Visual Basic, SQL Server, and object-oriented design.

Product Details

• Paperback: 672 pages
• Publisher: O'Reilly Media; 1 edition (June 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1565924150
• ISBN-13: 978-1565924154
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #762,726 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars For VB Developers ONLY!, September 8, 2001

By	Jon Hall (Palm Harbor, Florida United States) - See all my reviews

Do not get this book if you program in anything other than VB (not even vbscript). The name of the book should have been ADO for Visual Basic...except that title was already taken. What really gets on my nerves is that the sample chapter released on O'Reilly's web site is the chapter where they give code examples for all of the different languages. The rest of the book is nothing like that chapter!
If you are a VB programmer though, I'm sure you will love this book.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT - Data Shaping Chapter, September 19, 2001

By	Maria Hemshey (Fort Worth, TX) - See all my reviews

I bought this book for one chapter - data shaping, and it turned out to be the only place that I found that was able to explain it in a way that I could understand. The author has a knack for thoroughly explaining the material. I also found the appendix on SQL helpful.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Its all here., August 11, 2002

By	Wayne A. Lambright (San Francisco, CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

You can't get a more complete ADO book.. ever gritty detail is in this book.. It's almost too much information. :- ) if you code ADO. This is a good book to have.

Cheers

Wayne lambright