Sams Teach Yourself ADO 2.5 in 21 Days (Teach Yourself -- 21 Days)

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Summary: Buy it. These guys really understand ADO 2.5
Review: I was the tech editor of this book, so I've read every word. The authors dig deeply into ADO 2.5 and get into under-used but fascinating areas of the technology such as ADOX, Shapes, Streams and COM+. As I said in the cover quote, these guys really do understand the technology - they aren't just regurgitating the Microsoft documentation. Also, check out the huge amount of very valuable code in the book. Most of it is in Visual Basic for Applications which can be adapted easily for Active Server Pages or regular VB. Although the book is not designed as a reference book, I often use it to look up ADO syntax that I've forgotten. This is a great book to learn ADO 2.5 and to apply it in real world scenarios.

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Summary: A Very Good Book
Review: The book is very good, very easy to read and easy to follow. In a few days you would be able to retrieve and update data using ADO. Highly recommended, especially for beginners.