---
name: "DBD::ADO"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "libdbi-perl"
version: "1.13-3"
release: "Debian 2.2 (Potato)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/DBD::ADO"
---

# DBD::ADO(3pm)

A DBI driver for Microsoft ADO (Active Data Objects)

## NAME

DBD::ADO - A DBI driver for Microsoft ADO (Active Data Objects)

## SYNOPSIS

```
  use DBI;
```

```
  $dbh = DBI->connect("dbi:ADO:dsn", $user, $passwd);
```

```
  # See the DBI module documentation for full details
```

## DESCRIPTION

To be written

## ADO

It is strongly recommended that you use the latest version of ADO (2.1 at the time this was written). You can download it from:

```
  http://www.microsoft.com/Data/download.htm
```

## AUTHORS

Phlip and Tim Bunce. With many thanks to Jan Dubois, Jochen Wiedmann and Thomas Lowery for additions, debuggery and general help.

## SEE ALSO

ADO Reference book:  ADO 2.0 Programmer's Reference, David Sussman and Alex Homer, Wrox, ISBN 1-861001-83-5. If there's anything better please let me know.

http://www.able-consulting.com/tech.htm