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CreateRecordset method example (VBScript)

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Applies to: Access 2013 | Access 2016

This code example creates a Recordset on the server side. It has two columns with four rows each. Cut and paste the following code to Notepad or another text editor and save it as CreateRecordsetVBS.asp.

<!-- BeginCreateRecordsetVBS --><%@ Language=VBScript %>
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<meta name="VI60_DefaultClientScript" content=VBScript><meta name="GENERATOR" content="Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0">
<title>CreateRecordset Method Example (VBScript)</title><style>
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<body> 
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<h1>CreateRecordset Method Example (VBScript)</h1><script language = "vbscript">
' use the RDS.DataControl to create an empty recordset;' takes an array of variants where every element is itself another
' array of variants, one for every column required in the recordset 
' the elements of the inner array are the column's' name, type, size, and nullability
Sub GetRS()Dim Record(2)
Dim Field1(3)Dim Field2(3)
Dim Field3(3) 
' for each field, specify the name type, size, and nullability 
Field1(0) = "Name" ' Column name.Field1(1) = CInt(129) ' Column type.
Field1(2) = CInt(40) ' Column size.Field1(3) = False ' Nullable? 
Field2(0) = "Age"Field2 (1) = CInt(3)
Field2 (2) = CInt(-1)Field2 (3) = True 
Field3 (0) = "DateOfBirth"Field3 (1) = CInt(7)
Field3 (2) = CInt(-1)Field3 (3) = True 
' put all fields into an array of arraysRecord(0) = Field1
Record(1) = Field2Record(2) = Field3 
Dim NewRsSet NewRS = DC1.CreateRecordset(Record) 
Dim fields(2)fields(0) = Field1(0)
fields(1) = Field2(0)fields(2) = Field3(0) 
' Populate the new recordset with data values.Dim fieldVals(2) 
' Use AddNew to add the records.fieldVals(0) = "Joe"
fieldVals(1) = 5fieldVals(2) = CDate(#1/5/96#)
NewRS.AddNew fields, fieldVals 
fieldVals(0) = "Mary"fieldVals(1) = 6
fieldVals(2) = CDate(#6/5/94#)NewRS.AddNew fields, fieldVals 
fieldVals(0) = "Alex"fieldVals(1) = 13
fieldVals(2) = CDate(#1/6/88#)NewRS.AddNew fields, fieldVals 
fieldVals(0) = "Susan"fieldVals(1) = 13
fieldVals(2) = CDate(#8/6/87#)NewRS.AddNew fields, fieldVals 
NewRS.MoveFirst 
' Set the newly created and populated Recordset to' the SourceRecordset property of the
' RDS.DataControl to bind to visual controls 
Set DC1.SourceRecordset = NewRSEnd Sub
</script><table datasrc="#DC1" align="center">
<thead><tr id="ColHeaders" class="thead2">
<th>Name</th><th>Age</th>
<th>D.O.B.</th></tr>
</thead><tbody class="tbody">
<tr><td><input datafld="Name" size=15 id=text1 name=text1> </td>
<td><input datafld="Age" size=25 id=text2 name=text2> </td><td><input datafld="DateOfBirth" size=25 id=text3 name=text3> </td>
</tr></tbody>
</table><input type = "button" onclick = "GetRS()" value="Go!">
</body></html>
<!-- EndCreateRecordsetVBS -->

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