Visual Basic®6 Database Programming: Paperback and CD-Rom - Softcover

Fronckowiak, John W.; Helda, David J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0764532545 ISBN 13: 9780764532542

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 1998

Synopsis

Thanks to Visual Basic 6, developing complete client/server database applications is easier than ever. If you′d like to take advantage of Visual Basic 6′s powerful database application development tools, we recommend you pick up a copy of Visual Basic 6 Database Programming. The book′s detailed instructions, practical, real–world examples, and expert insights make it the most comprehensive guide available on Visual Basic 6. Topics covered include DAO, RDO, ADO, ODBC, and OLE DB.

The bonus CD–ROM features all the code samples from the book. You also get demo and trial versions of programs such as ButtonMaker, InputPro, Calendar Widgets, VBAssist, and much more.

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From the Back Cover

Visual Basic® 6 Database Programming Master Visual Basic's Latest Database Application Development Tools With its new support for ActiveX Data Objects and OLE DB COM interfaces, Visual Basic 6 makes it easier than ever to develop complete client/server database applications and manage a wide variety of data sources. With expert advice from John W. Fronckowiak and David J. Helda, you'll quickly take complete command of DAO, RDO, ADO, ODBC, and OLE DB and learn how to select the data access methodology most appropriate for the application you want to deploy. Working Solutions for Everyday Programming Challenges

• Set up networks for database access applications
• Design database applications for optimal performance with DAO
• Create database server cursors, connections, and queries using RDO
• Master the new ActiveX Data Objects API
• Access server–side database data sources easily using ODBC
• Develop data access bridges for documents, e–mail, spreadsheets, COM components, and other sources with OLE DB
• Use DHTML to increase the functionality of your applications

Covers Access 97, SQL Server 7, and Oracle8 Databases CD–ROM includes all code examples from the book, plus:

• FarPoint Technologies, Inc. trials ButtonMaker, Calendar ObjX, ListPro, Spread, TabPro, and InputPro
• Sheridan Software Systems, Inc. demos ActiveListBar, ActiveThreed, ActiveTreeView, Calendar Widgets, Data Widgets, Designer Widgets, and VBAssist trial

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About the Author

About the Authors John W. Fronckowiak is president and founder of IDC Consulting, Inc., an Amherst–based firm specializing in network, Internet, and intranet consulting and application development for such companies as Microsoft Corporation, SUNY Buffalo, and more. He is the author of Java Bible, COBOL For Dummies® Quick Reference, and Building an Intranet For Dummies®. David J. Helda is a senior systems analyst at Frontier Science Research and Technology Foundation. He has extensive experience in application development, distributed client/server database systems, and project management.

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0764532545
• ISBN 13: 9780764532542
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 1032