The Employee application is a simple dbDAO application for displaying and updating table entries. It is located in the \DAOSDK\Samples\Employee folder of the DAO SDK.
The application displays a form, shown in Figure 11.1, containing various database fields. You can use toolbar buttons or commands on the Edit menu to add records, delete records, move forward, and move backward.
Figure 11.1 The Employee application
The Employee application uses the Employee.mdb database located in the \DAOSDK\Samples folder. This database contains a single table called Employees, which includes the following fields.
| Field | Data type |
| Employee ID | AutoNumber |
| Last Name | Text |
| First Name | Text |
| Hire Date | Date/Time |
| Home Phone | Text |
| Notes | Memo |
The following sections describe the Employee application in greater detail.