With the release of Visual Basic 5, database development in Visual Basic has moved to a new level of sophistication. With Visual Basic 5 Database How-To, readers can keep abreast of the new developments. The book contains more than 120 step-by-step solutions to challenging, real-world problems, presented in Waite Group Press s award-winning How-To format, tackling even the most complex issues with easily understood solutions. Readers will discover how to use the power of SQL Server in their own apps and learn how to use Open Database Connectivity to create powerful high-end programs quickly. The book teaches how to take command of Structured Query Language (SQL) to create recordset, build parameter queries, and even construct entire databases. Readers will learn to make use of popular database formats, such as Access, FoxPro, Paradox, dBase and Btreive, easily and effectively. And, with ActiveX technology, readers can create their own custom data access controls. The CD-ROM- included contains complete source code for every solution provided in the book, so the reader can save hours of coding time and have a library of useful code on hand for any database programming situation. For Visual Basic developers, this complete, easy-to-use guide provides the information and resources needed to write high-quality database applications, no matter the database management system.

• Covers Visual Basic 5 Professional and Enterprise Editions
• Spans a wide variety of database programming situations for intermediate and advanced Visual Basic developers
• More than 120 practical step-by-step solutions to common Visual Basic database problems