ConvertToString Method Example (VB)
ADO 2.5 Samples

ConvertToString Method Example (VB)

'BeginConvertToStringVB

    'To integrate this code
    'replace the data source and initial catalog values
    'in the connection string
    
Public Sub Main()
    On Error GoTo ErrorHandler

     ' to integrate this code replace the server name
     ' in the CreateObject call

     ' RDS variables
    Dim rdsDS As RDS.DataSpace
    Dim rdsDC As RDS.DataControl
    Dim rdsDF As Object
     ' recordset and connection variables
    Dim rsAuthors As ADODB.Recordset
    Dim strSQLAuthors As String
    Dim strCnxn As String
    Dim varString As Variant

     ' Create a DataSpace object
    Set rdsDS = New RDS.DataSpace
     ' Create a DataFactory object
    Set rdsDF = rdsDS.CreateObject("RDSServer.DataFactory", "http://MyServer") 'MyServer

     ' Get all of the Author records
    
    strCnxn = "Provider='sqloledb';Data Source='MySqlServer';" & _
        "Initial Catalog='Pubs';Integrated Security='SSPI';"
    strSQLAuthors = "SELECT * FROM Authors"
    Set rsAuthors = rdsDF.Query(strCnxn, strSQLAuthors)
     ' Show results
    Debug.Print "Old RDS recordset count:" & rsAuthors.RecordCount

     ' Convert the recordset into a MIME formatted string
    varString = rdsDF.ConvertToString(rsAuthors)
    Debug.Print "Recordset as MIME format string:"
    Debug.Print varString
    
     ' Convert string value back into an ADO Recordset
    Set rdsDC = New RDS.DataControl
    rdsDC.SQL = varString
    rdsDC.ExecuteOptions = adcExecSync
    rdsDC.FetchOptions = adcFetchUpFront
    rdsDC.Refresh
     ' Show results
    Debug.Print "New ADO recordset count:" & rdsDC.Recordset.RecordCount
     
     ' clean up
    rsAuthors.Close
    Set rsAuthors = Nothing
    Set rdsDC = Nothing
    Set rdsDS = Nothing
    Set rdsDC = Nothing
    
ErrorHandler:
    
    If Not rsAuthors Is Nothing Then
        If rsAuthors.State = adStateOpen Then rsAuthors.Close
    End If
    Set rsAuthors = Nothing
    Set rdsDC = Nothing
    Set rdsDS = Nothing
    Set rdsDC = Nothing
    
    If Err <> 0 Then
        MsgBox Err.Source & "-->" & Err.Description, , "Error"
    End If
    
End Sub
'EndConvertToStringVB

See Also

ConvertToString Method (RDS) | Recordset Object

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