INFO: Programmer's Guide to Using RDS in Visual Basic

 Last reviewed: March 16, 1998
Article ID: Q182067
The information in this article applies to:
  • Remote Data Service for ADO, versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.5
  • Microsoft Visual Basic Professional and Enterprise Editions for Windows, version 5.0

SUMMARY

This article presents useful information for anyone wanting to take advantage of the Remote Data Service of ADO (RDS) within Visual Basic 5.0. Topics covered are:

  • How to Obtain the Remote Data Service
  • RDS Resources/Points of Information
  • How to Find RDS Knowledge Base Articles

MORE INFORMATION

How to Obtain the Remote Data Service

The Remote Data Service consists of two sets of components; Client side, and Server side. The Client side components ship with the following products:

  • Internet Explorer 4.0 (Contains RDS Client 1.5)
  • Internet Information Server 4.0 (RDS 1.1 and 1.5 Client)
  • Microsoft Data Access Components (RDS 1.1 and 1.5 Client)

The latest version of the client components can be obtained with the Microsoft Data Access Components Version 1.5c, available free for download at: 

   http://www.microsoft.com/data

RDS Resources/Points of Information

The RDS Web site, which contains the RDS components, is located at: 

   http://www.microsoft.com/data/rds
RDS is a component within the Microsoft Data Access Components Version 1.5 or later.

How to Find RDS Knowledge Base Articles

RDS is not a technology that ships with one particular product, and has been included in the ActiveX Data Objects product roll-up. To find RDS articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (KB) on the Web, connect to 

   http://support.microsoft.com/support/
First time users will have to register to use this site. Once there, select "Support Online" to search the Knowledge Base. From there, choose "ActiveX Data Objects" as the product: the Remote Data Service is a feature of ADO.

For the MSDN or other non-Web-based Knowledge Base search mechanisms, you can use the keyword RDS, which is included in all RDS articles. Other keywords that offer greater granularity when searching are documented in the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 

   ARTICLE-ID: Q174564
   TITLE     : HOWTO: Searching for RDS Articles by KBSubcategory

REFERENCES

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 

   ARTICLE-ID: Q181092
   TITLE     : FAQ: Remote Data Service (RDS) Frequently Asked Questions

Additional query words: MDAC ADC data factory business objects
Keywords : adovb rdsGenInfo rdsSetup
Technology : ado
Version : WINDOWS:1.0,1.1,1.5,5.0
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbinfo

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Last reviewed: March 16, 1998
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