Introduction to ADO
Understanding ADO
The Recordset Object
The Connection Object
Advanced ADO
Using the Command Object
Using Action Queries
Using Stored Procedures with ADO
ADO and Stored Procedures
Stored Procedures and the Recordset Object
Stored Procedures and the Connection Object
Stored Procedures and the Command Object
Building Client/Server Applications Part I: Displaying Data
Planning a Client/Server Application
Shark Client/Server Application
Building Client/Server Applications Part II: Modifying Data
Modifying Data in a Client/Server Application
Adding, Editing and Deleting Orders
Building Stored Procedure-Driven Client/Server Applications
Stored Procedures in Client/Server Applications
Stored Procedures in the Shark Application
Building Three-Tier Applications
Evolution of Application Building
Understanding N-Tier Architecture
Tools for Building N-Tier Applications
Designing the Middle Tier
Designing a Middle Tier
The Shark Application Middle Tier
Converting a Client/Server Application to N-Tier
Converting the Shark Application
Building the Shark Middle Tier
Moving the Middle Tier to the Server with MTS and DCOM
Separating the Middle Tier
Microsoft Transaction Server
Distributed COM
Appendix Topics
Taking N-Tier Applications to the Web