> # Using Rowsets

> ADO/OLE DB data providers use rowsets to expose data in tabular form. The ADO data provider supports the IOpenRowset interface, which retrieves all data from a table for a consumer. In addition, the data provider supports the ICommand interface, which allows a consumer to get a rowset that meets a specific criteria.

> See the "Supported Schema Rowsets" for information on the schema rowsets supported.

> For more information about rowsets, refer to your Microsoft OLE DB programming documentation.