Use the #import directive and discover the DAO type library.
How to Use DAO in Visual C++ without MFC
Published 08/30/2005
Use the #import directive and discover the DAO type library.
Using DAO from a DLL
ComboBox that links fields from a CDaoRecordset by an ID
Seeking partial strings in CDaoRecordset class

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Become proficient with using type definitions in C#.

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Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) are where you have to be. It's not a matter of if as much as a matter of which.