[mso] Re: Access and ADO
- From: "Green" <1z@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 9 Nov 2003 21:07:31 +0100
Thanks Dian
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> From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On
> Behalf Of Dian Chapman
> Sent: 09 November 2003 18:02
> To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [mso] Re: Access and ADO
>
>
>
> >Ummmm... Dare I ask what's the diff between a DSN and DSN
> less connection
> please?
>
> Pretty simple, actually...DSN means you set up a data
> source name through
> the control panel by creating a ODBC connection to it. PITA!
>
> DSN-Less means you just use the dynamic server path
> statement and pass the
> static link details to the DB location.
>
> If you check out that link I provided...there's a more
> detailed/technical
> answers.
>
> I don't have time right now to review your code,
> completely...but I noticed
> a couple quick things...
>
> * I don't think the SETs should be within your path variable
> * And rather than using the cursor and locking CONSTANTS,
> use the numbers!
> If you use the constants, you have to make sure you have the correct
> references set. I always end up getting errors due to that
> and lots of time
> they're confusing errors. In fact...I think I they might
> have even been
> permission errors???? You need to make sure the ADOVBS as
> an include file
> when using for the web...but you need to set the proper
> references if it's
> an app, like you're doing. Easier to just use the numbers....
>
> ...so rather than saying
>
> oRS.Open "Select * from plot.log", oConn, _
> adOpenStatic, adLockReadOnly, adCmdText
>
> ...try this way
>
> oRS.Open "Select * from plot.log", oConn, ?, 1, 1
>
> ...where,
> adOpenStatic = (sorry, don't know off hand, you can
> look it up...try
> W3School)
> adLockReadOnly = 1
> adCmdText = 1 (or maybe even try 8 which is
> adCmdUnknown..let the
> provider figure it out???)
>
> Gotta run...for now...
>
> Dian D. Chapman
> Technical Consultant,
> Microsoft MVP & Instructor
>
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