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Wolffy · #1 (**permalink**) April 3rd, 2008, 03:16 PM

I've never coded in ASP -- but see enough of it, especially in conversion to ASP.NET, that I need at least a reading knowledge of it. It the following snippet valid ASP/ADO code:

Code:

<%
set conn=Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Connection")
conn.Provider="Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0"
conn.Open(Server.Mappath("/db/northwind.mdb"))
set sqlString = "Select * from Customers"
rs = conn.Execute(sqlString)
conn.close

do until rs.EOF
      for each x in rs.Fields
            Response.Write(x.name)
            Response.Write(" = ")
            Response.Write(x.value & "<br />")      
      next
      Response.Write("<br />")
      rs.MoveNext
loop

rs.close
%>

Note specifically the placement of the conn.close command. The mantra in ADO.NET has been 'open late, close early'

jmurrayhead · #2 (**permalink**) April 3rd, 2008, 03:18 PM

Nope, conn.close would have to be placed after rs.close or you would get an error.

Wolffy · #3 (**permalink**) April 3rd, 2008, 03:22 PM

Ah ha. So then I could think of a RecordSet is like a DataReader in my .NET oriented brain! There being nothing like a DataTable object in ADO into which I could return the entire result set.

jmurrayhead · #4 (**permalink**) April 3rd, 2008, 03:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wolffy

Ah ha. So then I could think of a RecordSet is like a DataReader in my .NET oriented brain! There being nothing like a DataTable object in ADO into which I could return the entire result set.

Yeap

Also, you will want to "set rs = conn.execute(sqlString)", not just "rs = conn.execute(sqlString)"

jmurrayhead · #5 (**permalink**) April 14th, 2008, 08:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wolffy

Ah ha. So then I could think of a RecordSet is like a DataReader in my .NET oriented brain! There being nothing like a DataTable object in ADO into which I could return the entire result set.

Just wanted to add what I had forgotten...there is something that you can do: 4GuysFromRolla.com - Using Disconnected Recordsets

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