While ADO and ODBC are both Microsoft standards, ODBC is a de facto standard across most platforms. ODBC is a low level engine for accessing DB. ADO is a set of COM objects (Windows-only) that wrap ODBC functionality into tight little objects. ADO is a quick and easy way to set up database access in a windows environment. If you're programming in Windows, then you're set either way. ADO provides the functionality offered by the ODBC in an Object Oriented (higher level) way. ADO is way more easier to deal with than to deal with ODBC, but on the cost of lower effeciency.
I'm afraid you can't use ADO on Linux AFAIK. However there is support for ODBC on Linux. Here is one of many solutions out there: <http://www.unixodbc.org/> Michael Aivaliotis <http://forums.lavausergroup.org/> > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Craig Graham > Sent: Monday, May 17, 2004 8:56 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Labview, Linux and databases > > > I thought ADO was a Microsoft thing? What ADO support is > there on Linux? > > I'll have a look at it next time I'm playing with databases > on Windows. And, of course, when I'm not constrained by the client! > > -- > Dr. Craig Graham, Software Engineer > Advanced Analysis and Integration Limited, UK. http://www.aail.co.uk/ > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Michael Porter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "'Craig Graham'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, May 17, 2004 1:49 PM > Subject: RE: Labview, Linux and databases > > > > Let me recommend ADO as an alternative. It provides all the > advantages > > you mentioned for ODBC but with none of the limitations--and it > > simplifies distribution/installation because there's nothing that > > needs to be setup > at > .. > > > > >
