Glossary
ADO
ActiveX Data Objects is an automation-based interface for accessing
data. Application programming interface to MDAC. If installed, look in "C:\Program Files\Common Files\System\ADO\ADOReadMe.TXT"
for supplementary information. To install, see ADO Redistributable below.
ADO 2.0 -- Has OLE DB provider for Access 97 and DBF files.
ADO 2.1 -- Has OLD DB provider for Access 2000.
ADOX
ADO Extensions for Data Definition and Security. ADOX exposes
additional objects for creating, modifying, and deleting schema objects such as tables and
procedures. It also includes security objects to maintain users and groups and
to grant and revoke permissions on objects. If installed, look in "C:\Program Files\Common Files\System\ADO\ADOXReadMe.TXT"
for supplementary information.
DAO
Data Access Objects. Microsoft technology that preceded ADO.
DAO 3.51 - Access 97 mdb file, direct use of DBF files.
DAO 3.60 -- Access 2000 mdb file.
BDE
Borland Database Engine.
MDAC
Microsoft Data Access Components includes ADO, ODBC and OLE DB.
If installed, look in "C:\Program Files\Common Files\ System\ADO\ MDACReadMe.TXT"
for supplementary information. To install, see ADO Redistributable below.
ODBC
Open Database Connectivity is included in MDAC only for backward
compatibility. ODBC drivers will likely be replaced by OLE DB providers in the
future.
OLE DB
OLE DB is included in MDAC. Successor to ODBC. Also supports ODBC.
UDA
Universal Data Access is part of Microsoft's strategy of providing access to
data in both relational and non-relational data stores.
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