Microsoft(R) ActiveX(R) Data Objects version 2.0

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CONTENTS
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1. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

2. NEW FEATURES
2.1 Asynchronous Connection, Execution, Fetching, and Events
2.2 Data Shaping
2.3 Persistence
2.4 Fabricated Recordset Objects
2.5 Sort, Filter, and Find
2.6 ADO Extensions for VC++
2.7 ADO Support for Visual Analyzer (Microsoft Visual Studio(TM), Enterprise Edition Only)
2.8 Conflict Resolution for Client Cursors
2.9 Customizable DataFactory Behavior

3. TECHNICAL NOTES
3.1 Security Enhancements
3.2 Restrictive Behavior
3.3 Customizing Security Settings

4. KNOWN BUGS, LIMITATIONS, WORKAROUNDS, AND LATE-BREAKING DOCUMENTATION NOTES

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1. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
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ActiveX Data Objects (ADO) is an Automation-based interface for accessing data. ADO uses the OLE DB interface to access a broad range of data sources, including but not limited to data provided via ODBC.

Users of RDO and DAO should quickly become comfortable with programming to ADO becau...