AddNew Method Example (VBScript)

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11/18/2022
This example uses the AddNew method to create a new record with the specified name.
Use the following example in an Active Server Page (ASP). Use Find to locate the file Adovbs.inc and place it in the directory you plan to use. Cut and paste the following code to Notepad or another text editor, and save it as AddNewVBS.asp. You can view the result in any client browser.
To exercise the example, add a new record in the HTML form. Click Add New. See the Delete Method Example to remove unwanted records.
<!-- BeginAddNewVBS -->  
<%@Language = VBScript %>  
<%' use this meta tag instead of adovbs.inc%>  
<!--METADATA TYPE="typelib" uuid="00000205-0000-0010-8000-00AA006D2EA4" -->  
<HTML>  
<HEAD>  
    <TITLE>ADO AddNew Method (VBScript)</TITLE>  
    <STYLE>  
    <!--  
    body {  
       font-family: 'Verdana','Arial','Helvetica',sans-serif;  
       BACKGROUND-COLOR:white;  
       COLOR:black;  
        }  
    TH {  
       background-color: #008080;   
       font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial',sans-serif;   
       font-size: xx-small;  
       color: white;  
       }  
    TD {   
       text-align: center;  
       background-color: #f7efde;  
       font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial',sans-serif;   
       font-size: xx-small;  
        }  
    -->  
    </STYLE>  
</HEAD>  
<BODY>   
  
<H1>ADO AddNew Method (VBScript)</H1>  
  
<% ' to integrate/test this code replace the   
   ' Data Source value in the Connection string%>  
<%   
    ' connection and recordset variables  
    Dim Cnxn, strCnxn  
    Dim rsCustomers, strSQLCustomers  
    Dim fld, Err  
  
    ' open connection  
    Set Cnxn = Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Connection")  
    strCnxn = "Provider='sqloledb';Data Source=" & _  
            Request.ServerVariables("SERVER_NAME") & ";" & _  
            "Integrated Security='SSPI';Initial Catalog='Northwind';"  
    Cnxn.Open strCnxn  
  
     ' create and open Recordset using object refs  
    Set rsCustomers = Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Recordset")  
    strSQLCustomers = "Customers"  
  
    rsCustomers.ActiveConnection = Cnxn  
    rsCustomers.CursorLocation = adUseClient  
    rsCustomers.CursorType = adOpenKeyset  
    rsCustomers.LockType = adLockOptimistic  
    rsCustomers.Source = strSQLCustomers  
    rsCustomers.Open  
  
    'If this is first time page is open, Form collection  
    'will be empty when data is entered. run AddNew method  
    If Not IsEmpty(Request.Form) Then  
        If Not Request.Form("CompanyName") = "" Then  
            rsCustomers.AddNew  
                rsCustomers("CustomerID") = Request.Form("CompanyID")  
                rsCustomers("CompanyName") = Request.Form("CompanyName")  
                rsCustomers("ContactName") = Request.Form("FirstName") & _  
                    " " & Request.Form("LastName")  
                rsCustomers("Phone") = Request.Form("PhoneNumber")  
                rsCustomers("City") = Request.Form("City")  
                rsCustomers("Region") = Request.Form("State")  
            rsCustomers.Update  
             ' check for errors  
            If Cnxn.Errors.Count > 0 Then  
                For Each Err In Cnxn.Errors  
                    Response.Write("Error " & Err.SQLState & ": " & _  
                        Err.Description & " | " & Err.NativeError)  
                Next  
            Cnxn.Errors.Clear  
            rsCustomers.CancelUpdate  
            End If  
            'On Error GoTo 0  
        rsCustomers.MoveFirst  
        End If  
    End If  
%>  
  
<TABLE COLSPAN="8" CELLPADDING=5 BORDER=1 ALIGN="center">  
<!-- BEGIN column header row for Customer Table-->  
    <TR>  
        <TH>Customer ID</TH>  
        <TH>Company Name</TH>  
        <TH>Contact Name</TH>  
        <TH>Phone Number</TH>  
        <TH>City</TH>  
        <TH>State/Province</TH>  
        </TR>  
  
    <% ' show the data  
        Do Until rsCustomers.EOF  
            Response.Write("<TR>")  
            Response.Write("<TD>" & rsCustomers("CustomerID") & "</TD>")  
            Response.Write("<TD>" & rsCustomers("CompanyName")& "</TD>")  
            Response.Write("<TD>" & rsCustomers("ContactName") & "</TD>")  
            Response.Write("<TD>" & rsCustomers("Phone") & "</TD>")  
            Response.Write("<TD>" & rsCustomers("City") & "</TD>")  
            Response.Write("<TD>" & rsCustomers("Region") & "</TD>")  
            Response.Write("</TR>")  
        rsCustomers.MoveNext   
        Loop   
    %>  
</TABLE>   
  
<HR>  
  
<!--  
    Form to enter new record posts variables  
    back to this page  
-->  
<FORM Method=post Action="AddNewVbs.asp" Name=Form>  
    <TABLE>  
        <TR>  
            <TD>Company ID:</TD>  
            <TD><INPUT Size="5" Name="CompanyID" maxLength=5  ></TD>  
        </TR>  
        <TR>  
            <TD>Company Name:</TD>  
            <TD><INPUT Size="50" Name="CompanyName" ></TD>  
        </TR>  
        <TR>  
            <TD>Contact First Name:</TD>  
            <TD><INPUT Size="50" Name="FirstName" ></TD>  
        </TR>  
        <TR>  
            <TD>Contact Last Name:</TD>  
            <TD><INPUT Size="50" Name="LastName" ></TD>  
        </TR>  
        <TR>  
            <TD>Contact Phone:</TD>  
            <TD><INPUT Size="50" Name="PhoneNumber" ></TD>  
        </TR>  
        <TR>  
            <TD>City:</TD>  
            <TD><INPUT Size="50" Name="City" ></TD>  
        </TR>  
        <TR>  
            <TD>State / Province:</TD>  
            <TD><INPUT Size="5" Name="State" ></TD>  
        </TR>  
        <TR>  
            <TD Align="right"><INPUT Type="submit" Value="Add New"></TD>  
            <TD Align="left"><INPUT Type="reset" Value="Reset Form"></TD>  
        </TR>  
    </TABLE>  
</FORM>  
  
<%  
    ' Show connection.  
    Response.Write("Following is the connection string: <br><br>")  
    Response.Write(Cnxn)  
  
    ' Clean up.  
    If rsCustomers.State = adStateOpen then  
       rsCustomers.Close  
    End If  
    If Cnxn.State = adStateOpen then  
       Cnxn.Close  
    End If  
    Set rsCustomers=Nothing  
    Set Cnxn=Nothing  
    Set fld=Nothing  
%>  
  
<SCRIPT Language = "VBScript">  
Sub Form_OnSubmit  
   MsgBox "Sending New Record to Server",,"ADO-ASP _Example"  
End Sub  
</SCRIPT>  
</BODY>  
</HTML>  
<!-- EndAddNewVBS -->
AddNew Method Example (VBScript)

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