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ADO component is used in conjunction with a high-level language, such as [[VBScript programming language|VBScript]] in an [[Active Server Pages]] (ASP) environment, or Visual Basic. Even [[Delphi]], a development environment from Microsoft rival [[Borland]] Coporation, now allows the use of ADO to access various databases.

In the newer programming framework of .NET, [[Microsoft]] also presentpresented an upgraded version of ADO called [[ADO.NET]]. Its object structure is quite different from that of traditional ADO. Traditional ADO is still very popular, and is often perceived as being more mature.

Here is an ASP example using ADO to select the "Name" field, from a table called "Phonebook", where a "PhoneNumber" was equal to "555-5555".