Visual Basic Database Objects

In the previous day's lesson, you learned how to create simple data entry forms using some of the data-bound controls and the various data field types. Today you learn about the programmatic data objects of Visual Basic 5.0. Data objects are used within a Visual Basic program to manipulate databases, as well as the data tables and indexes within the database. The data objects are the representations (in program code) of the physical database, data tables, fields, indexes, and so on. Throughout today's lesson, you create small Visual Basic programs that illustrate the special features of each data object.