Beginning Visual Basic 6 Database Programming

Beginning Visual Basic 6 Database Programming introduces you to databases and takes you all the way through to the latest ADO technologies in Visual Basic 6. Step by step, this book will help you to build working database components and applications in Visual Basic. Whether you want to work with databases on your desktop, get access to legacy data, or program database access across the Internet, this is the book that will get you started.

This book provides you with all the practical knowledge and skills you need to build a solid foundation in Microsoft Access and Visual Basic database programming. This comprehensive reference offers thorough coverage of object-oriented programming, including how to create data handling classes and ActiveX controls for code reusability; how to effectively use DAO, ADO, ASP, and SQL; and how to take data mining to the next level.

John Connell is a vice president at First Chicago NDB Bank. He has master's degrees in computer science and business administration. John teaches computer programming classes at DePaul University in Chicago, and he has designed and written several financial programs in Visual Basic that are currently in use in many of the largest companies in the United States.