3. Data Access
The Microsoft .NET Framework introduces a new set of libraries that help you build robust data-centric applications. As you’ll see in Application #25, these ADO.NET libraries do not necessarily replace legacy ADO for the COM developer. Rather, they represent a significant evolution of ADO for data access from within managed code. In short, ADO.NET is the API of choice for applications built using Microsoft Visual Basic .NET.
ADO was built for data access with relational databases that operate mainly in a connected, client-server environment; and although support for working with disconnected data and XML does exist, significant features are lacking. For example, the central object in ADO is the RecordSet object. It looks like ...
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