Programming with ADO MD

ADO MD is a dual-interface COM type library. The ADO MD library filename is msadomd.dll, and the program ID (ProgID) is ôADOMDö.

To use ADO MD with Microsoft Visual Basic or Microsoft Office, you should establish a reference to the ADO MD type library. From the Visual Basic IDE:

  1. From the Project menu, click References.

  2. Select the Microsoft ActiveX Data Objects (Multi-Dimensional) check box.

  3. Click OK.

ADO MD objects, methods, and properties will then be accessible through the VBA Object Browser and the IDE Editor.

To use ADO with Microsoft Visual J++, you should create a set of class files using the Java Type Library Wizard. From Microsoft Visual J++:

  1. From the Tools menu, click Java Type Library Wizard.

  2. Select the Microsoft ActiveX Data Objects (Multi-Dimensional) check box.

  3. Click OK.

The wizard will then create the necessary Java class files for ADO MD.