Chapter 17. Object Models for Working with Data

IN THIS CHAPTER

What They Are and Why We Need Them 227

Data Access Objects 229

ActiveX Data Objects 232

ActiveX Data Objects Extensions for Data Definition 234

Object Model Selection 236

What They Are and Why We Need Them

Data entered into a Microsoft Access database is often thought of as being stored in a table. Although that is true from a user and practical perspective, from a lower level point of view, much more is involved than just data and a table. Data is stored in a specific format within your MS Access file, or possibly, even externally. Microsoft Access performs a bit of data exchange between the raw data structures and the user interface objects. The user interface (UI) objects are ...

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