VB/DAO Openrecordset won't when using 'Select'...

  • 13 years ago

    Hi all.

    I have soem code that works fine on SQL Server, but something isnt right for Oracle.

    Using DAO in VB, I use ODBC to connect to a DSN. I can use the DSN happily from Access or MS Query.

    If I use OpenRecordSet, it works, but only if I specify a table name, NOT if I use 'Select x from y' statements.

    Also, the tablename thing only works if I supply the owner as a prefix.

    eg OpenRecordset("tablecreator.person")   instead of OpenRecordSet("person")

    This despite the fact I use the tablecreator  UID in the connect string.

     

    db.Execute statements to update tables all fail.

     

    The code I am using (simplified for example purpose) is shown here. Anyone any idea what I am doing so wrong for use in Oracle?

    dim dbeng

    dim rs

    szConnectionString = "odbc;dsn=mydsn;uid=tablecreator;pwd=prettyplease;"

    'Set the dbEng object using OLE
    Set dbEng = CreateObject("DAO.DBEngine.36")
    'assume that works

    'Open a database.

    Set Db = dbEng.Workspaces(0).OpenDatabase("", False, False, szConnectionString)
    'assume that works too

    'then, this works

    set rs = db.openrecordset("tablecreator.person")

    'but this does not 

    set rs = db.openrecordset("person")   '(table not found error)

    'nor does this

    db.execute "update person set name = 'Jeremy'"  

    'nor this

    set rs = db.openrecordset("Select name from tablecreator.person")

     

     

     

     

  • 11 years ago

    I guess something related to DBF and DAT files is the issue due to which db.execute command is not working. You must try to repair these files to make your Oracle work or function. Try Oracle Repair and see if it works.

    All the Best!

  • 11 years ago

    I guess something related to DBF and DAT files is the issue due to which db.execute command is not working. You must try to repair these files to make your Oracle work or function. Try Oracle Repair and see if it works.

    All the Best!

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