Getting Started with ADO

Microsoft ActiveX Data Objects (ADO)

Getting Started with ADO

This section contains overview information about ADO and Remote Data Service (RDS), tutorials using the ADO and RDS programming models to query and update a data source, and scenarios using ADO and RDS. To get started with ADO, see the following sections:

The ADO documentation also includes the following sections to help you learn and use ADO:

  • ADO Features   Describes important features of ADO and how to use them in your applications.

  • ADO API Reference   Describes in detail each object, collection, property, method, event, and enumerated constant in ADO, as well as error information.

  • Programming with ADO   Describes tips and tricks to help you use ADO in several development languages. Includes syntax indexes for the Visual C++ Extensions to ADO, Visual C++ with COM, and Visual J++ (ADO/WFC).

  • ADO Samples   Provides code examples for the ADO properties and methods in Visual Basic, C++, Java, and VBScript, as well as sample applications showing practical ADO and RDS usage.

  • Using Providers with ADO   Describes how to use ADO with a variety of OLE DB data providers and service providers.

  • ADO Glossary   Defines terms specific to data access programming.

  • Technical Articles   Includes information about technical issues. A part of the MDAC SDK, this section contains technical articles on a variety of subjects.