Latest from Susan Harkins
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10 ADO best practices
You can work more efficiently with data when you know how to take advantage of the ActiveX data objects (ADO) library. Susan Harkins offers some pointers that will help you use ADO objects effectively...
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Backups aren't expensive, but they are necessary
Data is money. There's no getting around it. Regardless of what your business provides, data is critical. Back it up, every day or risk losing money.
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How do I... Replace a complex connection string with a DSN?
Anybody who’s interacted with foreign data programmatically knows that getting the connection code right can be frustrating. If you support yourself, you might find a Data Source Name (DSN) easier to ...
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TechRepublic Tutorial: Use Windows to create a connection string
Learn how to create ADO connection strings to data sources using a Windows dialog box
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Advantages of using the ADO Command object
The Command object offers several unique advantages over the ADO Recordset object for programmatic data updating. This article gives specific code examples that display the Command object's flexibilit...