how to connect a Visual Basic application to a Microsoft Access database. This step-by-step article describes how to use Microsoft ADO.NET to open a Microsoft Access database by using the OLE DB data provider. You use theÿOleDbDataAdapterÿclass to obtain rows from the Access database and to insert the rows into aÿDataSetÿobject. This article describes how to add rows, how to delete rows, and how to update rows in the Access database by usingÿDataSetÿandÿOleDbDataAdapter.ÿRequirementsThe following list outlines the recommended hardware, software, network infrastructure, and service packs that are required:ÿÿúÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ Microsoft .NET Frameworkúÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ Microsoft Visual Basic .NETúÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ Microsoft AccessThis article assumes that you are familiar with the following topics:ÿÿúÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ Visual Basic .NETúÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ ADO.NETúÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ AccessCreate a Microsoft Access databaseTo create a database in Access and then create a table in the database, follow these steps:
how to connect a Visual Basic application to a Microsoft Access database
