Adovcbm.exe ADO 1.5 with #import and Getrows/Bookmarks

The Adovcbm.exe sample demonstrates Bookmarks, recordset traversal, GetRows and other ActiveX Data Objects (ADO) Recordset methods using smart pointers and #import. Using #import is the preferred way for Visual C++ programmers to use ADO.

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The function CrackStrVariant takes a variant and returns a CString. This function was copied in its entirety from the DAOVIEW sample that ships with Visual C++.

For additional information on ADO recordset manipulation using UpdateBatchand CancelBatch, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: