Append and CreateParameter Methods Example (VB)

Append and CreateParameter Methods Example (VB)

This example uses the Append and CreateParameter methods to execute a stored procedure with an input parameter.

Public Sub AppendX()

    Dim cnn1 As ADODB.Connection
    Dim cmdByRoyalty As ADODB.Command
    Dim prmByRoyalty As ADODB.Parameter
    Dim rstByRoyalty As ADODB.Recordset
    Dim rstAuthors As ADODB.Recordset
    Dim intRoyalty As Integer
    Dim strAuthorID As String
    Dim strCnn As String

    ' Open connection.
    Set cnn1 = New ADODB.Connection
    strCnn = "Provider=sqloledb;" & _
        "Data Source=srv;Initial Catalog=Pubs;User Id=sa;Password=; "
    cnn1.Open strCnn
    cnn1.CursorLocation = adUseClient
        
    ' Open command object with one parameter.
    Set cmdByRoyalty = New ADODB.Command
    cmdByRoyalty.CommandText = "byroyalty"
    cmdByRoyalty.CommandType = adCmdStoredProc
    
    ' Get parameter value and append parameter.
    intRoyalty = Trim(InputBox("Enter royalty:"))
    Set prmByRoyalty = cmdByRoyalty.CreateParameter("percentage", _
        adInteger, adParamInput)
    cmdByRoyalty.Parameters.Append prmByRoyalty
    prmByRoyalty.Value = intRoyalty

    ' Create recordset by executing the command.
    Set cmdByRoyalty.ActiveConnection = cnn1
    Set rstByRoyalty = cmdByRoyalty.Execute
    
    ' Open the Authors table to get author names for display.
    Set rstAuthors = New ADODB.Recordset
    rstAuthors.Open "Authors", cnn1, , , adCmdTable
    
    ' Print current data in the recordset, adding
    ' author names from Authors table.
    Debug.Print "Authors with " & intRoyalty & " percent royalty"
    Do While Not rstByRoyalty.EOF
        strAuthorID = rstByRoyalty!au_id
        Debug.Print "    " & rstByRoyalty!au_id & ", ";
        rstAuthors.Filter = "au_id = '" & strAuthorID & "'"
        Debug.Print rstAuthors!au_fname & " " & rstAuthors!au_lname
        rstByRoyalty.MoveNext
    Loop

    rstByRoyalty.Close
    rstAuthors.Close
    cnn1.Close

End Sub