As a public service:

ADO, RDO, DAO -- all Microsoft Data Access methods which all have either a
lot, or a little something to do with ODBC.  These access methods may or may
not work with some ODBC drivers for Allbase and Image/SQL or TurboIMAGE
direct access.  Again, this is a public service, not a review.

Information on these technologies is FREE for the browsing (internet access
charges may apply though).  The point is that Microsoft does not charge for
this information - the content is free.

ADO - ActiveX Data Objects, used mostly with Active Server Pages (ASP) and
Internet Information Server, as well as with Visual Studio application
development for Internet applications:
http://www.microsoft.com/accessdev/articles/movs202.htm is a full article on
ADO, its hierarchy and how it's used.  Examples using Access and SQL/Server
are both included.  These can be taken over to the HP3000, of course.

DAO - Data Access Objects - the latest version is 3.5 (32 bit) is the
current release of data access within Visual Studio tools using ODBC.

RDO - Remote Data Objects - an extension to DAO for enterprise data access.
Available only with the Enterprise Edition of Visual Studio (or it's
component tools).

Information on both can be found at:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/developer/enterprise/visualtools  (you may need to
register to see this content, but you can opt out of any mailings and so
forth).

Both of these sites, and many others, have virtually everything one needs to
know on ODBC, how to use its various flavors, and how to make sense out of
the alphabet soup.

Have fun surfing!

Best Regards,
Joe

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