[AccessD] Set a form's recordset to an ADO recordset to view records

What happens if you use a continuous form laid out to look like a
datasheet?  I've never tried binding a datasheet to an ADO recordset,
but I know forms work.  And what version of Access?

Charlotte Foust

On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 8:39 AM, Doug Murphy <dw-murphy at cox.net> wrote:
> Hi Darryl,
>
> Thanks for the material. I can get the loaded recordset, what I want to do
> is display the first ten rows or so in a datasheet so the user can select
> the appropriate columns to import and select the table field they should be
> imported into. The issue I am having is I can not get the recordset to
> display on a form in datasheet mode. The form shows that the records are
> there in displaying the record count and the appropriate number of record
> selectors, but no data is shown. I can't figure out what is going on.
>
> I'll keep your material for future reference. Good stuff.
>
> Doug
>
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> Doug,
>
> have a peep here. It may be useful.
>
> <<http://www.excelyourbusiness.com.au/ms_access_page.htm#AccessImportFromExc
> el>>
>
> cheers
> darryl
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Doug Murphy
> Sent: Thursday, 27 January 2011 4:45 PM
> To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
> Subject: [AccessD] Set a form's recordset to an ADO recordset to view
> records
>
> Folks,
>
> I am trying to create a form to review the first few rows of an excel
> spreadsheet before going through an import process. These spread sheets can
> be unstructured as far as which column is where and what they are called so
> the user has to select which column goes in which field in the import table.
> I open my ADO connection and get the field names and get a recordset from
> the first work sheet. I them set it as the recordset of a form in datasheet
> view expecting to see all the rows. The form loads the recordset as I can
> see the row count and the record selectors, but I can't see any fields in
> it. I can step through a recordset row in code and verify that there are
> values. What am I missing to make the records visible?
>
> Code snippet follows:
>
>      sStrQuery = " Select * FROM " & sSheetName & ""
>
>      Set rsF = New ADODB.Recordset
>      With rsF
>            .Source = sStrQuery
>            .ActiveConnection = cn
>            .LockType = adLockReadOnly
>            .CursorType = adOpenStatic
>            .Open
>      End With
>
>     Set Forms("frmImportVendorExcelDisplay").Recordset = rsF
>           Forms("frmImportVendorExcelDisplay").Refresh
>
> Doug
>
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