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ADO Objects and Interfaces

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The relationships between these objects are represented in the ADO Object Model.

Each object can be contained in its corresponding collection. For example, an Error object can be contained in an Errors collection. For more information, see ADO Collections or a specific collection topic.

Object or interface Description
IADOCommandConstruction Used to retrieve the underlying OLEDB Command from an ADOCommand object.
ADORecordConstruction Constructs an ADO Record object from an OLE DB Row object in a C/C++ application.
ADORecordsetConstruction Constructs an ADO Recordset object from an OLE DB Rowset object in a C/C++ application.
ADOStreamConstruction Interface Constructs an ADO Stream object from an OLE DB IStream object in a C/C++ application.
Command Defines a specific command that you intend to execute against a data source.

The Command object is not safe for scripting.
Connection Represents an open connection to a data source.

The Connection object is safe for scripting.
IDSOShapeExtensions Interface Gets the underlying OLEDB Data Source object for the SHAPE provider.
Error Contains details about data access errors that pertain to a single operation involving the provider.

The Error object is not safe for scripting.
Field Represents a column of data with a common data type.
Parameter Represents a parameter or argument associated with a Command object based on a parameterized query or stored procedure.

The Parameter object is not safe for scripting.
Property Represents a dynamic characteristic of an ADO object that is defined by the provider.
Record Represents a row of a Recordset, or a directory or file in a file system. The Record object is safe for scripting.
Recordset Represents the set of records from a base table or the results of an executed command. At any time, the Recordset object refers to only a single record within the set as the current record.

The Recordset object is safe for scripting.
Stream Represents a binary stream of data.

The Stream object is safe for scripting.

See Also

ADO API Reference
ADO Collections
ADO Dynamic Properties
ADO Enumerated Constants
Appendix B: ADO Errors
ADO Events
ADO Methods
ADO Object Model
ADO Properties