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Recordsets collection (DAO)

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Applies to: Access 2013, Office 2013

A Recordsets collection contains all open Recordset objects in a Connection or Database object.

Remarks

When you use DAO objects, you manipulate data almost entirely using Recordset objects.

A new Recordset object is automatically added to the Recordsets collection when you open the Recordset object, and is automatically removed when you close it.

You can create as many Recordset object variables as needed. Different Recordset objects can access the same tables, queries, and fields without conflicting.

To refer to a Recordset object in a collection by its ordinal number or by its Name property setting, use any of the following syntax forms:

  • Recordsets(0)

  • Recordsets("name")

  • Recordsets![name]

Note

You can open a Recordset object from the same data source or database more than once, creating duplicate names in the Recordsets collection. You should assign Recordset objects to object variables and refer to them by variable name.

Example

This example demonstrates Recordset objects and the Recordsets collection by opening four different types of Recordsets, enumerating the Recordsets collection of the current Database, and enumerating the Properties collection of each Recordset.

    Sub RecordsetX() 
     
     Dim dbsNorthwind As Database 
     Dim rstTable As Recordset 
     Dim rstDynaset As Recordset 
     Dim rstSnapshot As Recordset 
     Dim rstForwardOnly As Recordset 
     Dim rstLoop As Recordset 
     Dim prpLoop As Property 
     
     Set dbsNorthwind = OpenDatabase("Northwind.mdb") 
     
     With dbsNorthwind 
     
     ' Open one of each type of Recordset object. 
     Set rstTable = .OpenRecordset("Categories", _ 
     dbOpenTable) 
     Set rstDynaset = .OpenRecordset("Employees", _ 
     dbOpenDynaset) 
     Set rstSnapshot = .OpenRecordset("Shippers", _ 
     dbOpenSnapshot) 
     Set rstForwardOnly = .OpenRecordset _ 
     ("Employees", dbOpenForwardOnly) 
     
     Debug.Print "Recordsets in Recordsets " & _ 
     "collection of dbsNorthwind" 
     
     ' Enumerate Recordsets collection. 
     For Each rstLoop In .Recordsets 
     
     With rstLoop 
     Debug.Print " " & .Name 
     
     ' Enumerate Properties collection of each 
     ' Recordset object. Trap for any 
     ' properties whose values are invalid in 
     ' this context. 
     For Each prpLoop In .Properties 
     On Error Resume Next 
     If prpLoop <> "" Then Debug.Print _ 
     " " & prpLoop.Name & _ 
     " = " & prpLoop 
     On Error GoTo 0 
     Next prpLoop 
     
     End With 
     
     Next rstLoop 
     
     rstTable.Close 
     rstDynaset.Close 
     rstSnapshot.Close 
     rstForwardOnly.Close 
     
     .Close 
     End With 
     
    End Sub