Multiple level select boxes tackled with hierarchical data! This sample illustrates the concept using a hierarchy consisting of geographical region, country, and state data. The code expects a system DSN by name "Hierarchy" and accesses the database using the user id "sa" with a blank password. The database is created in SQL Server 7.0.

This hands-on tutorial explains how to develop a simple SQL-driven web site in just minutes. Topics include: Our Database Design, Creating a Data Source, Inserting A Tip Into Our Database, Displaying and Deleting Tips, Searching the Database, and Displaying the Tips.

Allowing multiple choices of data observations enables people to customize views of your data and adds value to your applications. This example utilizes our db on the career statistics of Hammerin’ Hank Greenberg. The years he played are available to select from in a dropdown menu. When multiple years are selected they are passed comma delimited. Utilizing the where in statement in our sql the comma delimited selections are appended to our sql statement to display only those years selected.

In depth article on showing records in a page by page fashion with 'first page','next','back' and 'last page' links at the bottom to navigate through the records. Sample code and database available for download. Online demo also available.

This is a quick sample code which combines a number of database functions into one script. Includes functions to add, delete, and edit records in a database table. It illustrates a number of useful techniques for database manipulation.

This article covers two advanced ADO topics: creating hierarchical Recordsets (via data shaping) and creating custom Recordsets. Specifically, this article looks at how to create custom hierarchical Recordsets. The reader is required to have a fluid understanding of both data shaping and custom Recordsets.

Learn how to add records with an SQL statement instead of a Recordset. Here are two examples. One will use a query string and the other gets the info from a form. Both examples include an example of a DSN-LESS connection.

Want to add value to your current search? Allow your users to search from within search results. As databases grow the necessity for the user to continually narrow a search to the item that they truly want will grow also. The following example utilizes a db on U.S. State capitals. Upon the first search two radio buttons will appear indicating a search (default) or a search within the current results. Searching within the current results will take the first search and add it to the new search and so on.

This is a step by step tutorial on uploading and inserting binary data (images, files, etc.) into Access Database. Online demo, and sample code available for download.

Outputting data from two tables is almost as easy as displaying from one. This example utilizes two tables with state information on them. The first table (state_order) contains state abbreviations (state), state names (statename) the year each state was admitted into the union (year) and the numeric order they entered in (entered). The second table (state_capitals) contains state abbreviations (state), state names (state) and state capitals (capital). The where statement looks to make a match on the field that each table has in common to ouput the correct capital with all the info from the state_order table.