Jason T. Roff is the author of three database-development books, including ADO: ActiveX Data Objects. He specializes in Visual Basic, ASP, and SQL Server development and architecture, and has experience working with C++ and Assembly on everything ranging from a Commodore to a Unix box. Jason graduated from the University of Albany with a degree in computer science with applied mathematics. Currently, he manages local and offsite development teams to create web- and Windows-based applications.