Serious ADO: Universal Data Access
with Visual Basic by Robert
MacDonald
Nothing Better And That Is A Fact
From seasoned developer and trainer Rob Macdonald comes Serious
ADO: Universal Data Access with Visual Basic, which teaches experienced
Visual Basic developers how to make the most of ADO, Microsofts flagship
product for database access. Serious ADO covers the full range of uses for
ADO, from basic use of the ADO technology to specialized topics and
advanced techniques that will benefit even the most experienced
developers.
The first part of the book provides thorough coverage of ADOs
components and what they can do. Along the way, Macdonald offers real-
world code examples along with complete explanations of exactly what is
occurring at each stage of the development process. This part also covers
some of the key concepts upon which ADO programming is based, such

as locking and transactions, connection pooling, marshalling, and Inter
Process Communication, among others.
The second part of the book addresses the use of ADO in real-world
development scenarios. Here, Macdonald demonstrates advanced user
interface creation, including new ways to control the binding process. Youll
also learn how to use Microsoft Transaction Server of COM+ applications
to create transactional component-based systems.
Personal Review: Serious ADO: Universal Data Access with
Visual Basic by Robert MacDonald
"Serious ADO" is written by Rob Macdonald, an independent software
expert specializing in enterprise system design using Windows, COM(+),
ADO, and MTS. The book is based on the authors real world database
development experience. It is designed for intermediate to advanced
Visual Basic developers. The book teaches how to use ADO to build
component-based systems and web applications as well as traditional
client server systems.The first part of the book is titled "ADO In Depth". It
provides detailed coverage of ADO's components and how they work. Real
world code examples are provided for better understanding of all concepts.
Oracle and SQL Server are covered, including the major non-traditional
data sources. Key concepts such as locking, transactions, connection
pooling, and marshalling are covered.Part two is titled "ADO at Large". It
explains how ADO is used in real world scenarios. Topics include
advanced user interface creation, binding processes, Data Environment,
and Microsoft Transaction Server. It shows how to use ADO to build
components that benefit from MTS and COM+.If you are an intermediate to
experienced Visual Basic database developer, then this book is a must.
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