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ActiveX Data Objects
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Remote Data Objects
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Data Access Objects
Visual Basic .NET introduces ADO.NET, an enhanced version of ADO.
ADO.NET provides performance enhancements over ADO and aims at discon-
nected data.A separate section at the end of this chapter is devoted to high-
lighting the differences between the two.
DAO, RDO, and ADO applications can still be used in Visual Basic .NET
after making some minor modifications.Visual Basic .NET doesn’t support data
binding to DAO or RDO controls. So if any of your applications use data
binding, it is best to leave them to Visual Basic 6.0, or por ...