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title: "RDS Code Examples | Microsoft Docs"
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# RDS Code Examples
> [!IMPORTANT]
>  Beginning with Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012, RDS server components are no longer included in the Windows operating system (see Windows 8 and [Windows Server 2012 Compatibility Cookbook](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=27416) for more detail). RDS client components will be removed in a future version of Windows. Avoid using this feature in new development work, and plan to modify applications that currently use this feature. Applications that use RDS should migrate to [WCF Data Service](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=199565).  
  
 Use the following code examples to learn how to use the RDS objects, methods, properties, and events.  
  
 **Note** Paste the entire code example into your code editor. The example may not run correctly if partial examples are used or if paragraph formatting is lost.  
  
-   [RDS Code Examples in Microsoft Visual Basic](../../../ado/reference/rds-api/rds-code-examples-in-visual-basic.md)  
  
-   [RDS Code Examples in Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition](../../../ado/reference/rds-api/rds-code-examples-in-vbscript.md)  
  
-   [RDS Code Examples in Microsoft Visual C++](../../../ado/reference/rds-api/rds-code-examples-in-visual-c.md)