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The "Charles Explains..." column write charlescarroll@learnasp.com with feedback Databases and ASP? What the %*^&% is ADO, OLEDB?

Databases are the single most compelling reason for people to build sites with Active Server Pages. Here are some essential facts and definitions that we think will cut through the nonsense so you can understand databases and ASP.

Database and ASP essential facts:

1. ASP scripts can talk to any database that has an ODBC driver. Almost every database on the market has an ODBC driver.
2. ASP is optimized and designed to talk to any database with an OLEDB driver. In fact, it only knows how to talk to OLEDB databases BUT a translation layer (Microsoft nicknamed Kagera) allows it to converse with ODBC drivers.
3. ADO is a total replacement for DAO and RDO. It is not recommended that programs that are written for the web EVER be written with DAO or RDO.

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