ADO 2.5 RDS with ASP

Together, Microsoft's ADO data access technology and their dynamic internet package Active Server Pages have become a powerful combination for delivering data-driven content across the web. Combined with RDS - remote Data Services - they allow web developers to manipulate data held in a range of databases smoothly effectively and well. Topics covered include: ActiveX Data Objects (ADO) and Remote Data Services (RDS) overview; ADO 2.5 object model; Record and Stream objects; Using database Connection objects; Transactions; Events; Working with Command objects; Parameters; Recordset objects (including XML options); Cloning; Sorting; Batch updates and multiple recordsets; Disconnected recordsets and RDS; Metadata and custom recordsets; XML support; Data-shaping tutorial; Using ADO with MTS on the middle tier; RDS objects (basic operations, the RDS data control, ActiveX servers); Oracle with ADO; Oracle stored procedures; ADS and RDS reference.