Amazon.com Review
For anyone who works with databases on the Microsoft platform,
ADO 2.1 Programmer's Reference provides a thorough guide to the latest Microsoft APIs in a small handbook that fits into any size briefcase. This book will be appreciated for its efficient packaging of late-breaking technical information, as well as many small samples that show how to use these APIs effectively.
The best thing about this guide is its concise format explaining all major APIs used for database programming on the Microsoft platform. There's excellent coverage of Active Data Object (ADO) basics (with whole chapters that look at its Connection, Command, and Recordset objects). The book also pays attention to programming on the client with RDS programming for Internet Explorer. Standout sections include an excellent explanation of data-shaping principles, along with a worthwhile programming how-to. Samples are presented using Visual Basic, with tips on using these objects in C++, Visual J++, and today's scripting languages.
Tutorial sections show off how to work with these APIs, and reference sections list every method and constant for quick lookup. With its handy size and thorough scope, ADO 2.1 Programmer's Reference is suitable for Visual Basic, Web scripting, Java, and C++ programmers--in other words, any developer who works with databases using Microsoft tools. --Richard Dragan
Topics covered: ADO object model and APIs, OLE DB, ADOX (for programming with tables, fields, indexes, etc.), RDS, data warehousing and ADO Multidimensional (ADOMD), Jet and Replication Options (JRO), data shaping and Internet publishing, performance, tutorial, and API reference.
Product Description
ADO (ActiveX Data Objects) is the core technology for accessing all kinds of data including relational databases, mail servers, text and other document files, and data in other non-standard formats. It is supplied with many development environments, including Microsoft's Visual C++, Visual Basic and Visual J++, and as part of the Windows NT operating system; and is also available for free from http://www.microsoft.com. It is also commonly used by ASP developers, but is supported by all COM-compliant languages. This book is a guide and reference to using ADO for your data access. We explain the structure of the ADO 2.1 object model. We cover usage of the entire object model, with extra information and examples that focus on the most commonly-used aspects of the objects. The book also contains chapters on remote access using RDS, new technologies ADOX (ADO Extensions for DDL and Security), ADOMD (ADO Multi-Dimensional) and JRO (Jet Replication Objects), and a guide to performance issues.
