Microsoft KB Archive/147882

= How To DAO: Assign a Recordset to a Data Control in VB =

Article ID: 147882

Article Last Modified on 7/1/2004

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visual Basic 5.0 Learning Edition
 * Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Learning Edition
 * Microsoft Visual Basic 5.0 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Visual Basic 5.0 Enterprise Edition
 * Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Enterprise Edition
 * Microsoft Visual Basic 4.0 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Visual Basic 4.0 32-Bit Enterprise Edition

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SUMMARY
Some improvements have been made to the data control in Microsoft Visual Basic version 4.0 and higher for Windows. One of these improvements is the capability to assign back the results of a Recordset object to the data control itself. This was not possible in Microsoft Visual Basic version 3.0 for Windows.

This article demonstrates how to assign a Table-type, Dynaset-type, or Snapshot-type Recordset object back to a data control's Recordset property.



MORE INFORMATION
The OpenRecordset method has three possible types of records that it can produce. Below is a portion of the Visual Basic Online Help that describes the Openrecordset method that mentions these three types:

dbOpenTable to open a table-type Recordset object.

dbOpenDynaset to open a dynaset-type Recordset object.

dbOpenSnapshot to open a snapshot-type Recordset object.

Also, the following was taken directly from Chapter 4 of the "Guide to Data Access Objects" book contained in the "Professional Features" Visual Basic manual:

When you open a database using the data control, a Recordset object is automatically created based on the control's RecordSource property. You can address this Recordset with the following syntax:

Data1.Recordset

All of the Recordset properties and methods discussed in this chapter can be used with the data control's Recordset. In addition, you can assign the data control's Recordset object to any Recordset variable you create. For example:

Dim MyRecordset As Recordset Set MyRecordset = Data1.Recordset

Conversely, you can assign a Recordset object that you create programmatically or with a data control to another data control, using the following syntax:

Set Data1.Recordset = MyRecordset

When you assign a new Recordset object to the data control's Recordset property, you must use the data control's Refresh method to rebuild the Recordset and allow the data control to properly display it. In addition, you must make sure that the DataField property of all bound controls attached to the data control reflect valid fields in the new Recordset.

Step-by-Step Example
 Start Visual Basic or on the File menu, click New Project (ALT, F, N) if Visual Basic is already running. Form1 is created by default. Add three command buttons (Command1, Command2, and Command3), add two text boxes (Text1, and Text2) and one data control to Form1.  Set the following properties:   Default     Property          Value of Property -

Command1   Caption          Assign Table-type Command2   Caption          Assign Dynaset-type Command3   Caption          Assign Snapshot-type Data1      DatabaseName     BIBLIO.MDB Data1      RecordSource     Titles Text1      DataSource       Data1 Text1      Datafield        Title Text2      DataSource       Data1 Text2      Datafield        Year Published

  Add the following code to the Command1_Click event: Private Sub Command1_Click Dim ws As Workspace Dim db As Database Dim tbl As Recordset Set ws = DBEngine.Workspaces(0) Set db = ws.OpenDatabase("Biblio.mdb") Set tbl = db.OpenRecordset("titles", dbOpenTable) Set Data1.Recordset = tbl End Sub   Add the following code to the Command2_Click event: Private Sub Command2_Click Dim ws As Workspace Dim db As Database Dim rs As Recordset Set ws = DBEngine.Workspaces(0) Set db = ws.OpenDatabase("Biblio.mdb") Dim StrSQL As String StrSQL = "Select * from titles where title like 'a*' " Set rs = db.OpenRecordset(StrSQL, dbOpenDynaset) Set Data1.Recordset = rs  End Sub   Add the following code to the Command3_Click event: Private Sub Command3_Click Dim ws As Workspace Dim db As Database Dim sn As Recordset Set ws = DBEngine.Workspaces(0) Set db = ws.OpenDatabase("Biblio.mdb") Dim StrSQL As String StrSQL = "Select * from titles where title like 'the*' " Set sn = db.OpenRecordset(StrSQL, dbOpenSnapshot) Set Data1.Recordset = sn  End Sub </li> On the Run menu, click Start (ALT, R, S), or press the F5 key to run the program. Click the Command1 button to view the records as a table-type Recordset, click the Command2 button to view the records as a Dynaset-type Recordset, or click the Command3 button to view the records as a Snapshot-type Recordset.</li></ol>

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