ADO Programming Task Table
The following table lists programming tasks contained in the ADO Programmer's Guide and provides references for each task. These references can be textual descriptions or code examples in which you can find information about the ADO feature that performs the task.
| ADO Task | References |
|---|---|
| Connecting to a data provider | Connect to Data Sources |
| Executing commands or calling stored procedures | Prepare and Execute Commands |
| Opening a Recordset | Receive Results |
| Determining the size of a Recordset | Size of Recordset and Boundaries of Recordset |
| Moving to a specific record | Navigating Through the Data |
| Accessing column values | The Fields Collection |
| Searching for data | Working with Recordsets |
| Modifying data and changing values | Editing Existing Records |
| Adding new data | Adding Records |
| Deleting or removing data | Deleting Records Using the Delete Method |
| Posting changes to the data source | Updating Data |
| Beginning, committing, and rolling back transactions | Transaction Processing |
| Saving records to a file (XML or binary) | Persisting Data |
| Handling errors | ADO Errors |
| Handling events, asynchronous programming | ADO Event Handler Summary |
| Choosing cursor location and type | Types of Cursors |
| Choosing lock types | Types of Locks |
| Returning related records in a Recordset | Data Shaping Summary |
| Accessing semi-structured data | Records and Streams |
| Using XML for queries or command input | Command Streams |
| Returning XML data from a provider | Retrieving Resultsets into Streams |
| Publishing to IIS | Using ADO for Internet Publishing |