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Everything about Microsoft Data Access Components

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Microsoft Data Access Components is a framework of interrelated Microsoft technologies that allows programmers a uniform and comprehensive way of developing applications that can access almost any data store. Its components include: ActiveX Data Objects (ADO), OLE DB, and Open Database Connectivity (ODBC). There have been several deprecated components as well, such as the Jet Database Engine, MSDASQL, and Remote Data Services (RDS). Some components have also become obsolete, such as the former Data Access Objects API and Remote Data Objects. Wikipedia →

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  1. Read the overview: Microsoft Data Access ComponentsA 5-minute orientation
  2. Pick up a classic book: Your OfficeThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  3. Go sideways: OLE DBA closely related topic
  4. Go sideways: ActiveX Data ObjectsA closely related topic

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  1. Architecture
  2. Deprecated and obsolete components
  3. History

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