Download Using Data Access Objects (DAO)

Using Active Objects
(ADO)
First convert your database to Access 97 by using Tools  Database Utilities  Convert
Database  To Access 97 Format.
Next, start a Standard EXE project and ensure that in Project  References you have
Microsoft DAO 3.6 Object Library selected and pushed as far up as it will go.
Add three buttons to the form; one to view all records, one to add a new record and one to
amend a record.
Private
Dim
Dim
Dim
Dim
Sub btnAddRecord_Click()
DB As Database
SQL As String
Forename As String
Surname As String
Forename = InputBox("Your forename")
Surname = InputBox("Your surname")
Set DB = OpenDatabase(App.Path + "\Example Database.mdb")
SQL = "INSERT INTO Person (Forename, Surname) VALUES('"
SQL = SQL + Forename + "', '"
SQL = SQL + Surname + "')"
MsgBox SQL
DB.Execute SQL
DB.Close
End Sub
Private
Dim
Dim
Dim
Dim
Sub btnAmendRecord_Click()
DB As Database
SQL As String
NewForename As String
OldForename As String
OldForename = InputBox("Old forename")
NewForename = InputBox("New forename")
Set DB = OpenDatabase(App.Path + "\Example Database.mdb")
SQL = "UPDATE Person SET Forename = '"
SQL = SQL + NewForename + "' WHERE Forename= '"
SQL = SQL + OldForename + "'"
MsgBox SQL
DB.Execute SQL
DB.Close
End Sub
Private
Dim
Dim
Dim
Sub btnViewAll_Click()
DB As Database
rsPerson As Recordset
SQL As String
Me.Cls
Set DB = OpenDatabase(App.Path + "\Example Database.mdb")
SQL = "SELECT * FROM [Person]"
Set rsPerson = DB.OpenRecordset(SQL, dbOpenDynaset)
rsPerson.MoveFirst
While Not rsPerson.EOF
Me.Print rsPerson.Fields("Forename") + " " +
rsPerson.Fields("Surname")
rsPerson.MoveNext
Wend
rsPerson.Close
DB.Close
End Sub