Microsoft KB Archive/287638

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How to use the Seek method with ActiveX Data Objects (ADO) against a Jet recordset

Article ID: 287638

Article Last Modified on 10/11/2006

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APPLIES TO

• Microsoft Office Access 2003
• Microsoft Access 2002 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q287638

Advanced: Requires expert coding, interoperability, and multiuser skills.

This article applies only to a Microsoft Access database (.mdb).

For a Microsoft Access 2000 version of this article, see 243465.

SUMMARY

This article shows you how to use the Seek method with an ActiveX Data Objects (ADO) recordset.

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The following example shows you how to use the Seek method to find a customer order with a particular Order ID and Product ID. If the order is found, the example prints the quantity of the customer order in the Immediate window.

Usually, you can choose between using a client-side cursor library or one that is located on the server. In order for the Seek method to work, you must use a server-side cursor, as denoted in the CursorLocation property.

Additionally, you can use the Seek method only when a recordset is accessing the table directly. In this example, the recordset is instructed to access the table directly by the adCmdTableDirect argument in the Open method. You cannot use the Seek method on objects such as queries and linked tables. You can use the Seek method only on native Microsoft Jet tables. If your database contains linked tables, you can open an external connection to the back-end database that stores the table, and then use the Seek method directly on the table.

1. Create a new Microsoft Access database, and name it Db1.mdb.
2. Click Modules under Objects, and then click New.
3. On the Tools menu, click References. Make sure the Microsoft ActiveX Data Objects 2.x Library is included in the Available References box (where 2.x is version 2.1 or later).

4. In the new module, type or paste the following code:

   Option Compare Database
   Option Explicit
   
   Function SeekRecord()
       Dim conn As ADODB.Connection
       Dim rst As ADODB.Recordset
   
       Set conn = New ADODB.Connection
       Set rst = New ADODB.Recordset
   
       'Set the connection properties and open the connection.
       With conn
           .Provider = "Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0"
           .ConnectionString = "<Drive>\<Path to Northwind sample database>"
           .Open
       End With
   
       With rst
           'Select the index used in the recordset.
           .Index = "PrimaryKey"
   
           'Set the location of the cursor service.
           .CursorLocation = adUseServer
   
           'Open the recordset.
           .Open "Order Details", conn, adOpenKeyset, _
             adLockOptimistic, adCmdTableDirect
   
           'Find the customer order where OrderID = 10255 and ProductID = 16.
           .Seek Array(10255, 16), adSeekFirstEQ
   
           'If a match is found, print the quantity of the customer order.
           If Not rst.EOF Then
               Debug.Print rst.Fields("Quantity").Value
           End If
       End With
   End Function
                           

   Note that in the code, the path to Northwind.mdb may vary from computer to computer.

5. On the Debug menu, click Compile Db1.
6. In the Immediate window, type the following line, and then press ENTER:

   SeekRecord

Additional query words: OfficeKBHowTo inf ACC2002

REFERENCES

For additional information about using the Seek method with Microsoft Jet tables, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

290060 ACC2002: Error Setting Index Property of ADO Recordset That Is Based on a Microsoft Jet Database

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