Professional ADO 2.5 RDS Programming with ASP 3.0 Book

Getting the most out of ASP-based Web pages on the Microsoft Web platform is the mission of Professional ADO 2.5 RDS Programming with ASP 3.0, a practical-minded tutorial for developing Web pages with dynamic content using the latest standards from Microsoft, including ADO, RDS and XML. Approachability and practicality characterise this book. It features short, comprehensible tutorials on basic ASP development using ActiveX Data Objects (ADO) and Remote Data Services (RDS) for Internet Explorer. The text is filled with useful information, including bug workarounds, gotchas and tips for better performance. Of special interest is the material on using XML to deliver database results. (You learn how to use XML as a standard for processing and saving query results, as well as for storing local results with RDS.) Another helpful section shows how to use Visual Basic to create data objects on the middle tier. This simple solution will at least get you started with Microsoft's Distributed interNet Architecture (DNA) "best practices" for creating scalable Web applications. One standout chapter shows how to use ADO successfully with Oracle databases (a popular choice with Webmasters). Again, practical tips focus on overcoming known bugs and the limitations of getting these Microsoft and Oracle products to coexist. Useful reference sections on ADO, RDS, (and Oracle) round out the book. Overall, this is an ideal choice for anyone planning to take advantage of RDS on Internet Explorer on the client, but its good mix of practical tips for the server side of development make Professional ADO 2.5 RDS Programming with ASP 3.0 a particularly valuable resource. --Richard Dragan, Amazon.com Topics covered: ActiveX Data Objects (ADO) and Remote Data Services (RDS) overview ADO 2.5 object model New features, including Record and Stream objects Using database Connection objects Transactions Events Working with Command objects Parameters Recordset objects (including XML options) Cloning Sorting Batch updates and multiple recordsets Disconnected recordsets and RDS Metadata and custom Recordsets XML support Data-shaping tutorial Using ADO with MTS on the middle tier RDS objects (basic operations, the RDS data control, ActiveX servers) Tips and pitfalls for using Oracle with ADO Oracle stored procedures ADS and RDS reference Read More