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5.6.7.1 Using Connector/ODBC with Visual Basic Using ADO, DAO and RDO

This section contains simple examples of the use of Connector/ODBC with ADO, DAO and RDO.

5.6.7.1.1 ADO: rs.addNew, rs.delete, and rs.update

The following ADO (ActiveX Data Objects) example creates a table my_ado and demonstrates the use of rs.addNew, rs.delete, and rs.update.

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Private Sub myodbc_ado_Click() Dim conn As ADODB.Connection Dim rs As ADODB.Recordset Dim fld As ADODB.Field Dim sql As String 'connect to MySQL server using Connector/ODBC Set conn = New ADODB.Connection conn.ConnectionString = "DRIVER={MySQL ODBC 9.2 Unicode Driver};"_ & "SERVER=localhost;"_ & " DATABASE=test;"_ & "UID=venu;PWD=venu; FOUND_ROWS=1" conn.Open 'create table conn.Execute "DROP TABLE IF EXISTS my_ado" conn.Execute "CREATE TABLE my_ado(id int not null primary key, name varchar(20)," _ & "txt text, dt date, tm time, ts timestamp)" 'direct insert conn.Execute "INSERT INTO my_ado(id,name,txt) values(1,100,'venu')" conn.Execute "INSERT INTO my_ado(id,name,txt) values(2,200,'MySQL')" conn.Execute "INSERT INTO my_ado(id,name,txt) values(3,300,'Delete')" Set rs = New ADODB.Recordset rs.CursorLocation = adUseServer 'fetch the initial table .. rs.Open "SELECT * FROM my_ado", conn Debug.Print rs.RecordCount rs.MoveFirst Debug.Print String(50, "-") & "Initial my_ado Result Set " & String(50, "-") For Each fld In rs.Fields Debug.Print fld.Name, Next Debug.Print Do Until rs.EOF For Each fld In rs.Fields Debug.Print fld.Value, Next rs.MoveNext Debug.Print Loop rs.Close 'rs insert rs.Open "select * from my_ado", conn, adOpenDynamic, adLockOptimistic rs.AddNew rs!ID = 8 rs!Name = "Mandy" rs!txt = "Insert row" rs.Update rs.Close 'rs update rs.Open "SELECT * FROM my_ado" rs!Name = "update" rs!txt = "updated-row" rs.Update rs.Close 'rs update second time.. rs.Open "SELECT * FROM my_ado" rs!Name = "update" rs!txt = "updated-second-time" rs.Update rs.Close 'rs delete rs.Open "SELECT * FROM my_ado" rs.MoveNext rs.MoveNext rs.Delete rs.Close 'fetch the updated table .. rs.Open "SELECT * FROM my_ado", conn Debug.Print rs.RecordCount rs.MoveFirst Debug.Print String(50, "-") & "Updated my_ado Result Set " & String(50, "-") For Each fld In rs.Fields Debug.Print fld.Name, Next Debug.Print Do Until rs.EOF For Each fld In rs.Fields Debug.Print fld.Value, Next rs.MoveNext Debug.Print Loop rs.Close conn.Close End Sub
5.6.7.1.2 DAO: rs.addNew, rs.update, and Scrolling

The following DAO (Data Access Objects) example creates a table my_dao and demonstrates the use of rs.addNew, rs.update, and result set scrolling.

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Private Sub myodbc_dao_Click() Dim ws As Workspace Dim conn As Connection Dim queryDef As queryDef Dim str As String 'connect to MySQL using MySQL ODBC 9.2 Unicode Driver Set ws = DBEngine.CreateWorkspace("", "venu", "venu", dbUseODBC) str = "odbc;DRIVER={MySQL ODBC 9.2 Unicode Driver};"_ & "SERVER=localhost;"_ & " DATABASE=test;"_ & "UID=venu;PWD=venu; FOUND_ROWS=1" Set conn = ws.OpenConnection("test", dbDriverNoPrompt, False, str) 'Create table my_dao Set queryDef = conn.CreateQueryDef("", "drop table if exists my_dao") queryDef.Execute Set queryDef = conn.CreateQueryDef("", "create table my_dao(Id INT AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY, " _ & "Ts TIMESTAMP(14) NOT NULL, Name varchar(20), Id2 INT)") queryDef.Execute 'Insert new records using rs.addNew Set rs = conn.OpenRecordset("my_dao") Dim i As Integer For i = 10 To 15 rs.AddNew rs!Name = "insert record" & i rs!Id2 = i rs.Update Next i rs.Close 'rs update.. Set rs = conn.OpenRecordset("my_dao") rs.Edit rs!Name = "updated-string" rs.Update rs.Close 'fetch the table back... Set rs = conn.OpenRecordset("my_dao", dbOpenDynamic) str = "Results:" rs.MoveFirst While Not rs.EOF str = " " & rs!Id & " , " & rs!Name & ", " & rs!Ts & ", " & rs!Id2 Debug.Print "DATA:" & str rs.MoveNext Wend 'rs Scrolling rs.MoveFirst str = " FIRST ROW: " & rs!Id & " , " & rs!Name & ", " & rs!Ts & ", " & rs!Id2 Debug.Print str rs.MoveLast str = " LAST ROW: " & rs!Id & " , " & rs!Name & ", " & rs!Ts & ", " & rs!Id2 Debug.Print str rs.MovePrevious str = " LAST-1 ROW: " & rs!Id & " , " & rs!Name & ", " & rs!Ts & ", " & rs!Id2 Debug.Print str 'free all resources rs.Close queryDef.Close conn.Close ws.Close End Sub
5.6.7.1.3 RDO: rs.addNew and rs.update

The following RDO (Remote Data Objects) example creates a table my_rdo and demonstrates the use of rs.addNew and rs.update.

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Dim rs As rdoResultset Dim cn As New rdoConnection Dim cl As rdoColumn Dim SQL As String 'cn.Connect = "DSN=test;" cn.Connect = "DRIVER={MySQL ODBC 9.2 Unicode Driver};"_ & "SERVER=localhost;"_ & " DATABASE=test;"_ & "UID=venu;PWD=venu; FOUND_ROWS=1" cn.CursorDriver = rdUseOdbc cn.EstablishConnection rdDriverPrompt 'drop table my_rdo SQL = "drop table if exists my_rdo" cn.Execute SQL, rdExecDirect 'create table my_rdo SQL = "create table my_rdo(id int, name varchar(20))" cn.Execute SQL, rdExecDirect 'insert - direct SQL = "insert into my_rdo values (100,'venu')" cn.Execute SQL, rdExecDirect SQL = "insert into my_rdo values (200,'MySQL')" cn.Execute SQL, rdExecDirect 'rs insert SQL = "select * from my_rdo" Set rs = cn.OpenResultset(SQL, rdOpenStatic, rdConcurRowVer, rdExecDirect) rs.AddNew rs!id = 300 rs!Name = "Insert1" rs.Update rs.Close 'rs insert SQL = "select * from my_rdo" Set rs = cn.OpenResultset(SQL, rdOpenStatic, rdConcurRowVer, rdExecDirect) rs.AddNew rs!id = 400 rs!Name = "Insert 2" rs.Update rs.Close 'rs update SQL = "select * from my_rdo" Set rs = cn.OpenResultset(SQL, rdOpenStatic, rdConcurRowVer, rdExecDirect) rs.Edit rs!id = 999 rs!Name = "updated" rs.Update rs.Close 'fetch back... SQL = "select * from my_rdo" Set rs = cn.OpenResultset(SQL, rdOpenStatic, rdConcurRowVer, rdExecDirect) Do Until rs.EOF For Each cl In rs.rdoColumns Debug.Print cl.Value, Next rs.MoveNext Debug.Print Loop Debug.Print "Row count="; rs.RowCount 'close rs.Close cn.Close End Sub