Tom Archer illustrates how to use the .NET OLE DB classes to read text files.
Managed Extensions: Using the .NET OLE DB Classes to Read Text Files
Published 09/28/2004
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EXPRESS OLE DB Library for C++
Published 03/19/2002
A complete library that is feature-rich, light-weight, lightening fast, and most easy to use. Library download added to site.
Extended OLEDB library : Ease of ADO, power of OLEDB
Published 12/04/2001
This article presents a set of classes that are extended from ATL consumer template classes for OLEDB. While these classes provide added flexibility and functionality like ADO, they still retain the power and performance of consumer template classes.
Programmatically Invoking the OLEDB Data Link Config Dialog
Published 02/02/2000
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OLE DB Templates - A light and simple Data Access Method
Published 07/03/1999
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The Transactional File System (TxF), which allows access to an NTFS file system to be conducted in a transacted manner through extensions to the Windows SDK API. MFC 10, has been extended to support TxF and related technologies. This support allows existing MFC applications to be easily extended to support kernel transactions.
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Implementing a WCF Message Contract
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