MDAC 2.5 SDK - OLE DB Programmer's Reference

The OLE DB Programmer's Reference

The OLE DB Programmer's Reference is divided into the following parts:

• Part 1, Introduction to OLE DB, contains 18 chapters of conceptual material.
  
  
• Part 2, OLE DB Core, contains a discussion of OLE DB services and OLE DB core components. Chapter 19 covers common services that enhance the native functionality and performance of OLE DB providers; Chapter 20 discusses the essential elements of OLE DB.
  
  
• Part 3, OLE DB for OLAP, contains seven chapters of conceptual material relating to OLE DB for OLAP.
  
  
• Part 4, OLE DB Reference, describes all of the OLE DB interfaces, including Core, OLE DB, and OLAP. The reference contains enhanced explanations and clarifications to the conceptual material.
  
  
• Part 5, Appendixes, gives detailed information about topics such as data types and properties. Appendix F is a listing of the code for the sample OLE DB consumer application that is used for examples throughout the programmer's reference.

The OLE DB glossary defines terms you will need to understand to work with OLE DB.

Links to related information are included for easier navigation, as well as new interfaces, data types, schema rowsets, and properties.

Working with the OLE DB Documentation

This documentation assumes the following:

• A working knowledge of the C or C++ programming language
  
  
• Knowledge of COM

In addition, a general knowledge of databases and SQL is helpful.

The code examples in this documentation are designed for illustration purposes only. Because they are written primarily to demonstrate OLE DB principles, efficiency has sometimes been set aside in the interest of clarity. In addition, whole sections of code have sometimes been omitted for clarity. These include the definitions of non–OLE DB functions and most error handling.

The following typographic conventions are used.