1-Others (SQL, ASP, ADO) (Server Scripting)

SQL Tutorial

SQL is a standard computer language for accessing and manipulating databases.

Unfortunately, there are many different versions of the SQL language according different Databases.

Oracle, MS SQL Server, MySQL, MS Access, DB2, Informix, Sybase, etc.

http://www.w3schools.com/sql/default.asp

ASP Tutorial

http://www.w3schools.com/asp/default.asp

<city w:st="on"><place w:st="on"><strong style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt;">ADO</span></strong></place></city>

http://www.w3schools.com/ado/ado_intro.asp

What is <place w:st="on"><city w:st="on">ADO</city></place>?

* <place w:st="on"><city w:st="on">ADO</city></place> is a Microsoft technology

* <city w:st="on"><place w:st="on">ADO</place></city> stands for ActiveX Data Objects

* <city w:st="on"><place w:st="on">ADO</place></city> is a Microsoft Active-X component

* <city w:st="on"><place w:st="on">ADO</place></city> is automatically installed with Microsoft IIS

* <place w:st="on"><city w:st="on">ADO</city></place> is a programming interface to access data in a database

Accessing a Database from an ASP Page

The common way to access a database from inside an ASP page is to:

1. Create an <place w:st="on"><city w:st="on">ADO</city></place> connection to a database

2. Open the database connection

3. Create an <city w:st="on"><place w:st="on">ADO</place></city> recordset

4. Open the recordset

5. Extract the data you need from the recordset

6. Close the recordset

7. Close the connection