Creating an OLE DB Application

  New Information - SQL Server 2000 SP3.

Creating an OLE DB application involves these steps:

1. Establishing a connection to a data source.
   
   
2. Executing a command.
   
   
3. Processing the results.

Security Note  When possible, use Windows Authentication. If Windows Authentication is not available, prompt users to enter their credentials at run time. Avoid storing credentials in a file. If you must persist credentials, you should encrypt them with the Win32 cryptoAPI.