>As Mike Cole said:
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>... you need to configure all 4 commands (select, insert, update, delete) of your data adapter. I would rather handle this manually instead of relying on the DataAdapter, but to each their own.
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>And I agree with him 100%! <g>
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As a rank beginner with ADO, I kind of like the architecture -- the DataSet as the database-like object in memory that the GUI works with and the DataAdapter as the piece that handles direct interaction with the data source. Seems like a good separation of responsibilities to me. We all know the devil's in the details, though, so can you say why you don't like DataAdapters? ("Evidently" <g>).