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# Programming with ADO MD
To use ADO MD with your development tool, you should establish a reference to the ADO MD type library. The description of the ADO MD library is Microsoft ActiveX Data Objects (Multi-dimensional) Library. The ADO MD library file name is msadomd.dll, and the program ID (ProgID) is "ADOMD". For more information about how to establish references to libraries, see the documentation of your development tool.  
  
## See Also  
 [ADO (Multidimensional) (ADO MD)](../../../ado/guide/multidimensional/ado-multidimensional-ado-md.md)   
 [Overview of Multidimensional Schemas and Data](../../../ado/guide/multidimensional/overview-of-multidimensional-schemas-and-data.md)   
 [Using ADO with ADO MD](../../../ado/guide/multidimensional/using-ado-with-ado-md.md)   
 [Working with Multidimensional Data](../../../ado/guide/multidimensional/working-with-multidimensional-data.md)