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The ADO components are usually used in conjunction with a high-level language such as [[VBScript]] in an [[Active Server Pages|ASP]] environment or [[Visual Basic]]. However, languages such as [[Borland Delphi|Delphi]] and [[C++ Builder]], development environments from Microsoft rival [[Borland|Borland Software Corporation]], also allow the use of ADO to access various databases.

In the newer programming framework of .NET, [[Microsoft]] also presented 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 {{fact}}.

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".