MSDataShape
This Data Shaping COM component is provided by Microsoft.
The wrapper COM component is contained in the file msadds.dll.
The wrapper COM component is contained in the file msadds.dll.
Coding
Include "Provider=MSDataShape;Data Provider=providername" in the connection string to use this wrapper COM component.
Description
Data Shaping using MSDataShape allows you to create hierarchial recordsets, or "recordsets in recordset". This way you can browse relational data in a convenient way. Say for instance you have a Persons table and an Orders table. Using data shaping you can retrieve one recordset containing persons and for each person record in that recordset loop through that persons Orders recordset.
More info about this wrapper COM component can be found at the Microsoft product page.
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Connection Strings
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