Visual Basic Concepts

Data Access Tools in Visual Basic

Visual Basic provides a number of tools to meet data access programming needs, such as controls and data-bound controls, designers, and technologies such as Format objects. This chapter introduces the tools listed below.

Topics

• DataView Window and the Microsoft Visual Database tools: Database Designer and Query Designer.

• Data Environment Designer

• Data Report Designer

• Format Objects

• The SQL Editor

• T-SQL Debugger

• Wizards Related to Data Access

• UserConnection Designer This ActiveX designer is used for RDO programming.

Other Data Access Subjects

For information on controls related to data access, see the Programmer's Guide:

• Using the ADO Data Control

• Using the DataCombo and DataList Controls

• Using the DataGrid Control

• Using the Microsoft FlexGrid and Hierarchical FlexGrid Controls

For information on data binding, see Building Data Sources.