John W Colby
jwcolby at gmail.com
Fri Jan 24 09:16:02 CST 2014
>DAO is more for power users than for real developers. I am not sure I would have got into ADO if there had been no other way. Excuse me? DAO is the database engine AND (more importantly) object model for all of Access. DAO is for programmers who need to program to the metal of forms, querydefs, controls and so forth. If you use ADO, it is all a layer on top of DAO. I am not disagreeing that ADO has its place, but "for power users" is just plain wrong. There is not an electron that flows through Access that DAO does not steer. John W. Colby Reality is what refuses to go away when you do not believe in it On 1/24/2014 1:32 AM, Jim Lawrence wrote: > Hi Charlotte: > > DAO is more for power users than for real developers. I am not sure I would have got into ADO if there had been no other way. > > But Access is one of the best ways to at least learn the basics of database design...it truly has (or is that had) one of the best data modelling capabilities. > > I hope you are enjoying your job of teaching relational database to uninitiated. Maybe you could, at some time in the future, be also giving advanced classes? > > Keep up the good work. > > Jim >