Microsoft Jet Database Engine Programmer's Guide

The Essential Reference for the Database Engine Used in Microsoft Windows
95 Applications and Programming Environment

REDMOND, Wash. - January 18, 1996 - Microsoft Corporation announced today
the publication of the MICROSOFT JET DATABASE ENGINE PROGRAMMER's GUIDE,
the official technical reference for Microsoft Jet, the powerful database
engine used in such applications and programming environments as Microsoft
Access, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows 95. 

The MICROSOFT JET DATABASE ENGINE PROGRAMMER'S GUIDE is written by the
people at Microsoft who are closest to the technology and includes
information that hasn't been published in any other books or manuals. 

For programmers who write code that creates and manipulates databases, this
book shows how they can easily use Microsoft Jet in any Microsoft Windows
95 product, or use a combination of products to produce faster, more
robust, or custom database applications. 

In the first chapter, readers will learn what Microsoft Jet is, how to use
it, and how it compares to other database engines. Subsequent chapters
explain working with sets of records, developing multiuser and workgroup
applications, controlling replication, accessing external data, developing
client/server applications, optimizing Microsoft Jet data, security
issues, and MFC. Each chapter illustrates points with a simple Visual
Basic program that is built upon throughout the discussion. 

Other topics include: 

* Overview-the history and structure of Microsoft Jet, components, services
provided, database file layout 

* Data Management-creating tables, fields, and other data objects using DAO
and SQL examples; setting up validation rules and referential integrity
constraints; Microsoft Jet query services; the query processor; different
types of queries; creating and saving queries; records and fields;
Microsoft Jet data manipulation language; examples of basic data
manipulation functions; the major concepts and issues involved in database
replication; creating and administering replicated databases

* Performance and Security-implementing the Microsoft Jet security model;
workgroups and permissions; creating and maintaining security settings;
repairing and compacting databases; encrypting; converting among versions;
configuration; opening, querying, and updating data created in a variety
of database management systems; driver architecture; implementation
details 

* Developing Client/Server Applications-Microsoft Jet and the Open Database
Connectivity (ODBC) standard; connecting to Microsoft SQL Server as a
back-end database

* Working with Other Applications-how to use Microsoft Jet to connect to
non-native data sources such as FoxPro Microsoft Excel, or dBASE; using
Microsoft Jet functionality in C++ applications through the DAO interface,
with numerous code examples 

The CD-ROM included with the book contains: 

* An online version of the printed Guide, including all code examples and
sample files 

* Supplementary technical articles 

* The DAO Software Development Kit Availability and Pricing 

The 632-page MICROSOFT JET DATABASE ENGINE PROGRAMMER'S GUIDE (ISBN
155615-877-7) is available in bookstores and software stores, and directly
from Microsoft Press at 1-800-MSPRESS, for the suggested price of $39.95.
In Canada, call 1-800-6671115. The GUIDE is also available through the
CompuServe. Electronic Mall (GO MSP), MSN , The Microsoft Network, and the
Internet at http://www.microsoft.com/mspress/. Shipping and handling
charges will apply. Outside North America, contact the local Microsoft
subsidiary for pricing and availability. 

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