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Microsoft OLE DB 2.0 Programmer's Reference and Data Access Software Development Kit (Microsoft Professioal Editions)
 
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Microsoft OLE DB 2.0 Programmer's Reference and Data Access Software Development Kit (Microsoft Professioal Editions) (Paperback)

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1.0 out of 5 stars Not very useful and poorly edited; not worth the price, 18 Aug 1999
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This book is simply a bound version of the VC help on OLEDB 2.0. However, it is so lame that it does not cover any of the new Consumer templates which are included with VC6. If you already have VC6, then I would NOT reccommend this book. The Templates provided with VC6 are very powerful, but VERY poorly documented. However, this book will not remedy the problem. Also, what code examples there are(VERY few), are rarely correct in their syntax. In my mind, that is unacceptable in a book that is supposed to help you in using new, cutting-edge technology. The opnly good thing about the book is that it does cover the data type enums and other various enumerated types. This is nice, since it is difficult to find adequate help on these topics using the online help.

Overall, I believe this is NOT the book to get if you want to use OLEDB 2.0!

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2.0 out of 5 stars Confusing mess, 23 April 1999
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I'm pretty new to DataBase programming, and this book is taking me nowhere. The sample code could only be interpretted by one who already knows OLE DB. Anyone out there know of a good book for DB programming beginers??? I have a good understanding of MFC, COM, ActiveX, etc... I just need something to get going on creating custom OLE DB Providers.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Essential tool for delivering data to applications on Win32, 17 Feb 1999
By A Customer
This book follows the form that has been used for a number of SDK and specification publications lately (such as for ODBC 3.0, OLE DB 1.1, and the Jet Database engine). The first 254 pages provides the model and descriptive information. The rest is the OLE DB Reference. The book is more ungainly to handle than the earlier OLE DB 1.1 Programmer's Reference and SDK (which was only 700pp, including 165pp of description).

The CD-ROM has quite a bit of material and for me is the most valuable part of the combination, even though much of it is available separately through Microsoft Web sites and other product CD-ROMS. The README.TXT provides this information:

"The Microsoft Data Access Components CD contains the 2.0 release of the Microsoft Data Access Components (ADO, OLE DB and ODBC) so you can begin developing solutions today. In addition to the technology contained on this CD, white papers and other documentation is included to help you get started."

There are 41.5 MB of material on the CD-ROM.

A 5.33MB directory in Help-file Format includes an on-line version of the specifications and documentation for the SDK. The HTML HELP Format requires that you have IE 4.0x or that you install the Help viewer that will operate with the Microsoft *.chm help-file format. You can access the documentation on the CD-ROM or copy it to your own system for usage. Documentation covers several OLE DB 2.0 providers and a toolkit for rolling your own simple providers. There is also documentation for OLE DB Test Tools and Samples. Since the complete OLE DB 2.0 specification is included here in a searchable, HTML-formatted cross-linked form as a hyperdocument, this is a valuable substitute for the book and appears well-integrated with the SDK and supplemental documentation.

The promised supplemental information and white papers include a conformance testing suite and guidelines for achieving a desirable level of conformance.

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