Excuse my ignorance: DAO / ADO

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  • munkee
    Contributor
    • Feb 2010
    • 374

    Excuse my ignorance: DAO / ADO

    My vba coding I would say in intermediate however there are times when some things you just need other peoples examples to get yourself going which you can edit and tailor to your needs.

    One thing I have noticed is I have been switching between a couple of dao / ado references in my vba, in different modules etc but still I have been using both. Now my knowledge of both is limited but I know they both have their unique advantages.

    My question is simple, would the database be affected in any way by switching between the two? From looking at:

    http://msdn.microsoft. com/en-us/library/aa164825(office .10).aspx

    It seems like ado is the way forward if I wish to be upgrading to sql server later on but I have no clue on the size of the task to switch from DAO over to ADO, I'm assuming it is quite pain free once you get used to terminology/syntax stuff, but I could be totally wrong.

    Im using Access 2003 at the moment and no major system upgrades in the near future.
  • MrDeej
    New Member
    • Apr 2007
    • 157

    #2
    you can use DAO with SQL server and Access.

    For normal usage you wont feel so much difference, ADO gives you more options as a programmer but for the user it isnt much difference.

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    • thelonelyghost
      New Member
      • Jun 2010
      • 109

      #3
      Not that I'm trying to hijack the thread but can anyone suggest a good source to learn about DAO versus ADO besides the MS site? For some reason I can't follow how they're trying to explain stuff on there plus, if it's like any other part of Access, there's bound to be a guide out there explaining it in a way I can understand.

      @munkee: You have no idea how good you've got it compared to me. I'm still working with Access 2000 with no forseeable plan of upgrading. UGH!

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      • ADezii
        Recognized Expert Expert
        • Apr 2006
        • 8834

        #4
        Here is a Thread that you may wish to look at:

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