KB109800 - How to Set VB Data Control to External ODBC Database Dynaset

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The following sample code fragment sets a data control (Data1) to a Dynaset based upon an external ODBC database:

   ' Set DatabaseName property to a valid Data Source Name (DSN) that is
   ' registered in the ODBC.INI file in your Windows directory:
   Data1.DatabaseName = "datasourcename"
   Data1.Connect = "odbc;uid=user;pwd=password;database=pubs"
   Data1.RecordSource = "tablename"
   ' Or you can set the Data1.RecordSource property to an SQL query:
   ' Data1.RecordSource = "select * from tablename where ..."
   Data1.Refresh   ' Must update the data control with new Dynaset.

NOTE: You cannot set a data control directly to a Dynaset variable, but you can set a Dynaset variable to the data control's recordset:

   Dim ds as Dynaset
   ...
   Set Data1.Recordset = ds   'This statement is not supported.
   Set ds = Data1.Recordset   'This statement is supported.

A data control requires additional information that is not available in a Dynaset object.

How to Set VB Data Control to External ODBC Database Dynaset

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