CreateTableDef Method, FillCache Method, and CacheSize, CacheStart and SourceTableName Properties Example (Client/Server)
This example uses the CreateTableDef and FillCache methods and the CacheSize, CacheStart and SourceTableName properties to enumerate the records in a linked table twice. Then it enumerates the records twice with a 50-record cache. The example then displays the performance statistics for the uncached and cached runs through the linked table.
Sub ClientServerX3()
Dim dbsCurrent As Database
Dim tdfRoyalties As TableDef
Dim rstRemote As Recordset
Dim sngStart As Single
Dim sngEnd As Single
Dim sngNoCache As Single
Dim sngCache As Single
Dim intLoop As Integer
Dim strTemp As String
Dim intRecords As Integer
' Open a database to which a linked table can be
' appended.
Set dbsCurrent = OpenDatabase("DB1.mdb")
' Create a linked table that connects to a Microsoft SQL
' Server database.
Set tdfRoyalties = _
dbsCurrent.CreateTableDef("Royalties")
' Note: The DSN referenced below must be set to
' use Microsoft Windows NT Authentication Mode to
' authorize user access to the Microsoft SQL Server.
tdfRoyalties.Connect = _
"ODBC;DATABASE=pubs;DSN=Publishers"
tdfRoyalties.SourceTableName = "roysched"
dbsCurrent.TableDefs.Append tdfRoyalties
Set rstRemote = _
dbsCurrent.OpenRecordset("Royalties")
With rstRemote
' Enumerate the Recordset object twice and record
' the elapsed time.
sngStart = Timer
For intLoop = 1 To 2
.MoveFirst
Do While Not .EOF
' Execute a simple operation for the
' performance test.
strTemp = !title_id
.MoveNext
Loop
Next intLoop
sngEnd = Timer
sngNoCache = sngEnd - sngStart
' Cache the first 50 records.
.MoveFirst
.CacheSize = 50
.FillCache
sngStart = Timer
' Enumerate the Recordset object twice and record
' the elapsed time.
For intLoop = 1 To 2
intRecords = 0
.MoveFirst
Do While Not .EOF
' Execute a simple operation for the
' performance test.
strTemp = !title_id
' Count the records. If the end of the
' cache is reached, reset the cache to the
' next 50 records.
intRecords = intRecords + 1
.MoveNext
If intRecords Mod 50 = 0 Then
.CacheStart = .Bookmark
.FillCache
End If
Loop
Next intLoop
sngEnd = Timer
sngCache = sngEnd - sngStart
' Display performance results.
MsgBox "Caching Performance Results:" & vbCr & _
" No cache: " & Format(sngNoCache, _
"##0.000") & " seconds" & vbCr & _
" 50-record cache: " & Format(sngCache, _
"##0.000") & " seconds"
.Close
End With
' Delete linked table because this is a demonstration.
dbsCurrent.TableDefs.Delete tdfRoyalties.Name
dbsCurrent.Close
End Sub