I give you a very simple way. at 1st click on project menu_Add Data Environment. Double click on Data Environment1. click right mouse on connection1 & then click properties. In Provider tab click on Microsoft Jet 4.0 OLE DB Provider. Click next. select the database. you can test connection in below. click ok.
click right mouse on connection1 & click add command. again click right mouse on command1. go properties. in database object_select table. In object name_ select table name. click ok.
2. click on project menu_Add Data Report. select the data report. go properties. In Data source select Data Environment1. In Data member select Command1.
3. put a text box (Rpt textbox, in Data report) in detail (Section1) in data report. select the text box. go properties. in data member select command1. in data field_select any.
4. in form1 put a command button and then write
Private Sub Command1_Click()
DataReport1.Show
End Sub you can get many sample in search engine. try ...