MICROSOFT ACCESS DATABASE EXAMPLES HOW TO

List the users currently connected to the database.Ĭount the number of distinct users connected to the database.Įxecute an action query with ADO, and know how many records were inserted/deleted/changed. Illustrate BNOT (binary NOT) operator (ADO only.) Illustrate the BAND operator with literals. There is no explanation of the code beyond in-line comments, and no error handling in most examples.

Microsoft ActiveX Data Objects 2.x Library To use the ADO Library, choose References on the Tools menu in the code window, and check the box beside: They also require JET 4 (Access 2000 or later.)ĪDO provides only limited ways to manipulate the data structure (typically via DDL query statements), unless you also use the ADOX library which provides the extensions to get to the database catalog. They will not work if you try them in the Query window, since Access itself uses DAO. In general, DAO is preferred over ADO, but there are some operations that work under ADO only. In the wider world beyond Access, ADO has largely been replaced by the quite different ADO.NET library.

MICROSOFT ACCESS DATABASE EXAMPLES HOW TO

This page is a reference for developers, demonstrating how to use the ADO library to list and manipulate the objects in Access.ĪDO (ActiveX Data Objects) is more generic than DAO (the one designed to handle the objects in Access), so supports features of databases other than Access. Microsoft Access tips: ADO Programming Code Examples Microsoft Access: ADO Programming Code Examples

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