Sams teach yourself database programming with Visual C++ 6 in 21 days

Organized in a day-to-day format, this handy tool teaches readers to take full advantage of database programming using Visual C++ 6 and how to add'universal data access'to their applications. The complete source and the sample databases are included on the CD-ROM. Local Disk......Page 0 Index......Page 2 Introduction......Page 4 Week 1 - At a Glance......Page 8 Day 1-Choosing the Right Database Technology......Page 9 Day 2-Tools for Database Development in Visual C++ Developer Studio......Page 31 Day 3-Retrieving Data Through Structured Query Language (SQL)......Page 42 Day 4-Retrieving SQL Data Through a C++ API......Page 54 Day 5-Adding, Modifying, and Deleting Data......Page 73 Day 6-Harnessing the Power of Relational Database Servers......Page 87 Day 7-Database Design......Page 103 Week 1 - In Review......Page 119 Week 2 - At a Glance......Page 121 Day 8-Utilizing the Capabilities of Database Servers......Page 122 Day 9-Understanding COM......Page 139 Day 10-Database Client Technologies and the Secrets of ADO......Page 168 Day 11-Multitier Architectures......Page 190 Day 12-Using Microsoft Transaction Server to Build Scalable Applications......Page 212 Day 13-Melding Object-Oriented Programming with Relational Databases......Page 235 Day 14-Legacy Database APIs......Page 249 Week 2 - In Review......Page 267 Week 3 - At a Glance......Page 269 Day 15-The ODBC API and the MFC ODBC Classes......Page 270 Day 16-The Ultimate Database API: OLE DB......Page 289 Day 17-Accessing a Data Source with OLE DB......Page 301 Day 18-Querying a Data Source with OLE DB......Page 332 Day 19-Navigating the Result of a Query......Page 371 Day 20-Properties, Transactions, and Indexes......Page 401 Day 21-OLE DB Error Handling......Page 434 Week 3 - In Review......Page 455 Appendix A-What's on the CD?......Page 457 Appendix B-Additional Resources......Page 459 Appendix C-Installing the Microsoft Data Access Components......Page 460 Appendix D-Interpreting HRESULTS......Page 461 Appendix E-Using ADO via the OLE DB SDK......Page 463 Appendix F-Answers......Page 467 Copyright......Page 487 file:///C|/Documents and Settings/me/デスクトップ/desktop/pictures/getpedia.html......Page 1 This text focuses on teaching reders how to add "universal data access" to their applications. With its help, readers should be able to create Visual C++ applications that can tap into data residing in databases such as Access, SQL Server, and Oracle, as well as Excel, Word, and Windows.