Description
The Oracle Data Control is an ActiveX
Control that is designed to simplify the exchange of data between an Oracle
database and visual controls such as edit, text, list, and grid controls in Visual
Basic and other development tools that support custom controls. The Oracle Data Control acts an agent to handle the flow of
information from an Oracle database and a visual data-aware control, such as a
grid control, that is bound to it. The data control manages various user
interface (UI) tasks such as displaying and editing data. It also executes and
manages the results of database queries.
The Oracle Data Control is compatible with the
Microsoft data control included with Visual Basic. If you are familiar with the
Visual Basic data control, learning to use the Oracle
Data Control is quick and easy. Communication between data-aware controls
and a Data Control is governed by a protocol that has been specified by
Microsoft.
Remarks
A data control allows you to bind to it other
controls that display a field, a record, or multiple records of the underlying
dynaset. When record movement occurs, data in bound controls stays in sync with
the current record of the dynaset.
If a user changes that data in a control that is
bound to a data control, the changes are automatically reflected in the
underlying dynaset and database.
A data control allows you to perform most data access
operations without writing any code. To create a dynaset with a data
control, set the Connect, DatabaseName, and RecordSource properties
and execute Refresh.