This guide is written to enhance your existing database knowledge with information specific to Microsoft Jet. It’s assumed you’re comfortable with programming in a procedural language, are familiar with the concepts of relational databases and queries, and know something of Structured Query Language (SQL).
Most of the code examples are written in VBA 5.0, which is supported by Visual Basic 5.0, all Microsoft Office 97 Professional Edition applications except Microsoft Outlook™, and other VBA 5.0 host applications, such as Visio Technical 4.5. Although most code examples are given in VBA 5.0, they can be easily ported to other languages, such as C++. Chapter 11, “Programming with DAO in C++ and Java,” provides Data Access Objects (DAO) code examples for Visual C++ and Visual J++.