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The first step in accessing a data source via ADO is creating an ADO Connection object. This is typically done using a connection string to specify the data source parameters, although it is also possible to open a DSN connection by passing the DSN, user ID, and password to the .Open method. Note t...

Queries can be performed in two ways, both of which return an ADO Recordset object which is a collection of returned rows. Note that both of the examples below use the OpenDatabaseConnection function from the Making a connection to a data source example for the purpose of brevity. Remember that the...

ADO connections can be used to perform pretty much any database function that the provider supports via SQL. In this case it isn't always necessary to use the Recordset returned by the Execute function, although it can be useful for obtaining key assignments after INSERT statements with @@Identity o...

Any time SQL executed through an ADO connection needs to contain user input, it is considered best practice to parameterize it in order to minimize the chance of SQL injection. This method is also more readable than long concatenations and facilitates more robust and maintainable code (i.e. by using...