Special Edition Using Microsoft® Project 2002

Using Microsoft Project 2002 As an OLE DB Provider

As with Project 2000, Project 2002 is a read-only OLE DB provider. This means you can read the current project data with another application; however, you cannot modify the Project data with the OLE DB client. For example, you can use Data Access Pages in Access 2002 to build dynamic reports that allow the viewer to drill down into the current project data, such as in Figure 17.46. This link is created entirely within the client application, such as in Microsoft Access.

Figure 17.46. A new Data Access Page is being created in Access 2002, using Project’s OLE DB provider.

The Project 2002 OLE ...