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john bunsenburner
Fri Dec 11 2009, 10:05PM Print
john bunsenburner Registered Member #1937 Joined: Sun Jan 25 2009, 12:28PM
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I am writing a little game using VB and need to connect to access as a database. I can't manage to and get an error message though the path is correct. Is there somethign I need to download, this is what I have been told, but the download I was given had no effect, it didn't seem to instal properly.
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Lethal Shot
Sat Dec 12 2009, 09:44AM
Lethal Shot Registered Member #1623 Joined: Tue Aug 05 2008, 03:31PM
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Which version of VB are you using and which database connection method are you using?
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john bunsenburner
Sat Dec 12 2009, 01:44PM
john bunsenburner Registered Member #1937 Joined: Sun Jan 25 2009, 12:28PM
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I am using VB6 and connecting via date record set (there must be a better name but i am unable to recall it) Thanks
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Lethal Shot
Sun Dec 13 2009, 10:04AM
Lethal Shot Registered Member #1623 Joined: Tue Aug 05 2008, 03:31PM
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In VB6 I always use the ADO database method, its much more versatile than DAO and isn't used in newer versions anymore.
The only thing you need to do for this is to have SP5 installed and ADODB in components added to your projects then you could use the following code to implement a database connection:
'global deffinitions
Dim Database As ADODB.Connection
Dim Adodc1 As ADODB.Recordset

'in a sub code like form_load
    Dim connstd As String,  tabel As String
     
    Set (Name of your database here could be anything) = New ADODB.Connection
    Database.CursorLocation = adUseClient
    connstd = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=" & (insert databasepath here, example C:\test.mdb) & ";Mode=ReadWrite|Share Deny None;Persist Security Info=False"
    Database.Open connstd

    Set (Name you want for your table for easy access) = New ADODB.Recordset
    tabel = "insert here the table you want to use"
    Adodc1.Open tabel, connstd, adOpenKeyset, adLockPessimistic

This should work without any problems.
To read or write in your database all you need to do now is to use the following code:

Name_of_your_table!name_of_the_collum = something 'this is for writing
 something = Name_of_your_table!name_of_the_collum 'this is for reading
There shouldn't be a space between the ! and the next part of the code but for some reason this is done automatically here.

I hope this helps
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john bunsenburner
Fri Dec 18 2009, 09:51PM
john bunsenburner Registered Member #1937 Joined: Sun Jan 25 2009, 12:28PM
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Hmm, i guess i can give that a shot, thanks alot lethal!
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