Data Access and Transactions

Accessing Data with ASP and COM Components

When you create a data-enhanced application, you need to decide whether data manipulation functionality or far-reaching browser support is more important to you. Unlike RDS, a server-side ADO solution is browser-independent. Because ADO can be accessed from server-side ASP and COM components, it doesn’t require any ActiveX controls on the client side—a serious consideration for mixed-browser environments like the Internet.

See the following:

• Preparing the Database
• The Database Connection
• Recordsets and Cursors
• Managing Records in a Recordset
• Stored Procedures

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