RE: CDatabase vs. ADO

From: Graham (Graham_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 08/25/04

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    "SpartanC" wrote:

    > Another question pls.
    > I'm from the VB's ADO world, learning db programming in VC++, so which one
    > is the way to go: ODBC using MFC library or ADO using VC++? has anyone been
    > there before?
    >
    >
    > I have used both (a little) and found that ADO is more flexible in that its much easier to interrogate column-names in a table etc, BUT: it requires certain DLL's that are only on the system if VisStudio has been installed, so if you want to run the application on some other system (that doesnt have VS) it will get DLL errors. Installing the missing dlls looks pretty gruesome.

    Regards
    Graham
    Sydney, Australia.

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