Book DescriptionAlex Fedorov and Natalia Elmanova focus on practical aspects of using ADO in Delphi database applications, while providing reference materials and additional information that will help readers to better understand the topics covered in the book. Among these topics are the ADOExpress components, the ADO extension libraries—ADOX, ADO MD, and JRO—distributed computing, and building OLAP and multi-tier applications with ADO.
Covers: Borland ADOExpress ADO 2.5 ADOX/JRO OLAP and ADO MD Windows DNA MTS, MIDAS, and RDS
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - GREAT BOOK ON THE SUBJECT.
iF YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT ADO THIS IS THE BOOK FOR YOU. Advanced Delphi Developer's Guide to ADO WELL WRITTEN GUIDE ON THE ADVANCED FEATURES OF ADO. YOU WON'T FIND THIS INFORMATION ANY WHERE ELSE.
Rating: - disappointing
I found this book disappointing; it lacks essential ADO error handling details. Never having used ADO before, I had to deliver an ADO delphi application in a thight schedule and unfortenately this book didn't help me much.
Rating: - Not only about ADO
Based on the title of this Delphi and ADO book: Advanced Delphi Developer's Guide to ADO, I expected "only" coverage of ADOExpress in Delphi. However, that's only a part of this book. The book consists of 23 chapters, starting with the Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC), OLE DB Providers, ADO and its role in the Delphi Database Architecture. ADOExpress components like TADOCOnnection, TADOCommand, TADODataSet etc. are covered in a lot of detail - as expected. However, apart from these "basics", ... Read More
Rating: - Ignore the bad reviews, this book is worth buying
Well, to begin with I'm don't understand why the book got so many bad reviews. While it may not an advanced text, it does cover the Delphi side of ADO very well. I have an almost complete Delphi reference library (haven't added the D6 stuff yet). I can absolutely say that this book covers more ADO than the other books I've bought (D6 Developer's Guide devotes 6 pages to the topic, D4 Unleashed devotes NO pages, and Mastering D5 devotes less than 10 pages).
Rating: - Use it as a door stop
Absolutely dreadful!! This is probably the worst computer book I've ever bought. The authors must have been "on" something when they wrote it, and I can confidently say it'll be getting pulped by the publishers soon.
Gives nothing the regular Borland documentation doesn't already cover. The code examples do not fill me with confidence that the authors actually understand Delphi programming basics either.
You are better buying Understanding ADO from Microsoft press - I had to ... Read More
- GREAT BOOK ON THE SUBJECT.
- Not only about ADO
- Use it as a door stop
