ADO/ADOX Examples

[José Roca]

The following example demonstrates how to rename a table using ADOX.

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' ########################################################################################
' Microsoft Windows
' File: ADOXEX_RenameTable.bas
' Contents: ADOX example
' Demonstrates how to rename a table using ADOX.
' Compilers: PBWIN 10+, PBCC 6+
' Headers: Windows API headers 2.03+
' Copyright (c) 2011 José Roca. Freeware. Use at your own risk.
' Portions Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
' THIS CODE AND INFORMATION IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER
' EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
' MERCHANTABILITY AND/OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
' ########################################################################################

' CSED_PBCC ' Use PBCC compiler
#COMPILE EXE
#DIM ALL
#INCLUDE ONCE "ADO.INC"

' ========================================================================================
' Main
' ========================================================================================
FUNCTION PBMAIN

   LOCAL pConnection AS ADOConnection
   LOCAL pCatalog AS ADOXCatalog
   LOCAL pTables AS ADOXTables
   LOCAL pTable AS ADOXTable
   LOCAL ConStr AS WSTRING

   ' // Create a Connection object
   pConnection = NEWCOM "ADODB.Connection"
   IF ISNOTHING(pConnection) THEN EXIT FUNCTION

   ' // Create a Catalog object
   pCatalog = NEWCOM "ADOX.Catalog"
   IF ISNOTHING(pCatalog) THEN EXIT FUNCTION

   TRY
      ' // Connection String - Change it if needed
      ConStr = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=biblio.mdb"
      ' // Open the connection
      pConnection.Open ConStr
      ' // Set the ActiveConnection property of the Catalog
      pCatalog.putref_ActiveConnection = pConnection
      ' // Get a reference to the Tables collection
      pTables = pCatalog.Tables
      ' // Get a reference to the Contacts3 table
      pTable = pTables.Item("Authors")
      pTable.Name = "Authors2"
      STDOUT "Table renamed"
   CATCH
      ' // Display error information
      STDOUT AdoGetErrorInfo(pConnection, OBJRESULT)
   FINALLY
      ' // Release the Table object and the Tables collection
      pTable = NOTHING
      pTables = NOTHING
      ' // Close the connection
      IF pConnection.State = %adStateOpen THEN pConnection.Close
   END TRY

   ' // Release the objects
   pCatalog = NOTHING
   pConnection = NOTHING

   WAITKEY$

END FUNCTION
' ========================================================================================


[José Roca]

The following example checks If a table exists in the database.

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' ########################################################################################
' Microsoft Windows
' File: ADOXEX_TableExists.bas
' Contents: ADOX example
' Checks if a table exists in the database
' Compilers: PBWIN 10+, PBCC 6+
' Headers: Windows API headers 2.03+
' Copyright (c) 2011 José Roca. Freeware. Use at your own risk.
' Portions Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
' THIS CODE AND INFORMATION IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER
' EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
' MERCHANTABILITY AND/OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
' ########################################################################################

' CSED_PBCC ' Use PBCC compiler
#COMPILE EXE
#DIM ALL
#INCLUDE ONCE "ADO.INC"

' ========================================================================================
' Checks if a table exists in the database
' ========================================================================================
FUNCTION ADOX_TableExists (BYVAL pConnection AS ADOConnection, BYVAL bstrTableName AS WSTRING) AS LONG

   LOCAL pCatalog AS ADOXCatalog
   LOCAL pTables AS ADOXTables
   LOCAL pTable AS ADOXTable
   LOCAL nCount AS LONG
   LOCAL i AS LONG

   IF ISNOTHING(pConnection) THEN EXIT FUNCTION

   ' // Create a Catalog object
   pCatalog = NEWCOM "ADOX.Catalog"
   IF ISNOTHING(pCatalog) THEN EXIT FUNCTION

   ' // Set the ActiveConnection property of the Catalog
   pCatalog.putref_ActiveConnection = pConnection
   ' // Get a reference to the Tables collection
   pTables = pCatalog.Tables
   ' // Get the number of objects of the collection
   nCount = pTables.Count
   IF nCount = 0 THEN EXIT FUNCTION
   pTable = pTables.Item(bstrTableName)
   IF ISTRUE ISOBJECT(pTable) THEN FUNCTION = %TRUE
   pTable = NOTHING
   ' // Release the collection
   pTables = NOTHING

   ' // Release the Catalog object
   pCatalog = NOTHING

END FUNCTION
' ========================================================================================

' ========================================================================================
' Main
' ========================================================================================
FUNCTION PBMAIN

   LOCAL pConnection AS ADOConnection
   LOCAL ConStr AS WSTRING

   ' // Create a Connection object
   pConnection = NEWCOM "ADODB.Connection"
   IF ISNOTHING(pConnection) THEN EXIT FUNCTION

   TRY
      ' // Connection String - Change it if needed
      ConStr = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=biblio.mdb"
      ' // Open the connection
      pConnection.Open ConStr
      IF ADOX_TableExists(pConnection, "Publishers") THEN
         STDOUT "Table exists"
      ELSE
         STDOUT "Table doesn't exist"
      END IF
   CATCH
      ' // Display error information
      STDOUT AdoGetErrorInfo(pConnection, OBJRESULT)
   END TRY

   ' // Release the connection
   pConnection = NOTHING

   WAITKEY$

END FUNCTION
' ========================================================================================


[José Roca]

The following example demostrates how to use the Command property to update the text of a view.

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' ########################################################################################
' Microsoft Windows
' File: ADOXEX_UpdatView.bas
' Contents: ADOX example
' The following example demostrates how to use the Command property to update the text of a view.
' Compilers: PBWIN 10+, PBCC 6+
' Headers: Windows API headers 2.03+
' Copyright (c) 2011 José Roca. Freeware. Use at your own risk.
' Portions Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
' THIS CODE AND INFORMATION IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER
' EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
' MERCHANTABILITY AND/OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
' ########################################################################################

' CSED_PBCC ' Use PBCC compiler
#COMPILE EXE
#DIM ALL
#INCLUDE ONCE "ADO.INC"

' ========================================================================================
' Main
' ========================================================================================
FUNCTION PBMAIN

   LOCAL pConnection AS ADOConnection
   LOCAL pCatalog AS ADOXCatalog
   LOCAL pCommand AS ADOCommand
   LOCAL vCommand AS VARIANT
   LOCAL pViews AS ADOXViews
   LOCAL pView AS ADOXView
   LOCAL ConStr AS WSTRING

   ' // Create a Connection object
   pConnection = NEWCOM "ADODB.Connection"
   IF ISNOTHING(pConnection) THEN EXIT FUNCTION

   ' // Create a Catalog object
   pCatalog = NEWCOM "ADOX.Catalog"
   IF ISNOTHING(pCatalog) THEN EXIT FUNCTION

   TRY
      ' // Connection String - Change it if needed
      ConStr = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=biblio.mdb"
      ' // Open the connection
      pConnection.Open ConStr
      ' // Set the ActiveConnection property of the Catalog
      pCatalog.putref_ActiveConnection = pConnection
      ' // Get a reference to the Views collection
      pViews = pCatalog.Views
      ' // Get a reference to the "AllAuthors" view
      pView = pViews.Item("AllAuthors")
      ' // Get the Command of the View
      vCommand = pView.Command
      pCommand = vCommand
      ' // Update the CommandText property of the Command
      pCommand.CommandText = "SELECT Author FROM Authors"
      pCommand = NOTHING
      ' // Modify the Command of the View
      pView.Command = vCommand
      vCommand = EMPTY
      STDOUT "View updated"
   CATCH
      ' // Display error information
      STDOUT AdoGetErrorInfo(pConnection, OBJRESULT)
   FINALLY
      ' // Release the collection
      pView = NOTHING
      pViews = NOTHING
      ' // Close the connection
      IF pConnection.State = %adStateOpen THEN pConnection.Close
   END TRY

   ' // Release the objects
   pCatalog = NOTHING
   pConnection = NOTHING

   WAITKEY$

END FUNCTION
' ========================================================================================


[José Roca]

The following example enumerates the Views collection.

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' ########################################################################################
' Microsoft Windows
' File: ADOXEX_Views.bas
' Contents: ADOX example
' The following example retrieves the fields of the "All Titles" view.
' Compilers: PBWIN 10+, PBCC 6+
' Headers: Windows API headers 2.03+
' Copyright (c) 2011 José Roca. Freeware. Use at your own risk.
' Portions Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
' THIS CODE AND INFORMATION IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER
' EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
' MERCHANTABILITY AND/OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
' ########################################################################################

' CSED_PBCC ' Use PBCC compiler
#COMPILE EXE
#DIM ALL
#INCLUDE ONCE "ADO.INC"

' ========================================================================================
' Main
' ========================================================================================
FUNCTION PBMAIN

   LOCAL pConnection AS ADOConnection
   LOCAL pCatalog AS ADOXCatalog
   LOCAL pViews AS ADOXViews
   LOCAL pView AS ADOXView
   LOCAL ConStr AS WSTRING
   LOCAL nCount AS LONG
   LOCAL i AS LONG

   ' // Create a Connection object
   pConnection = NEWCOM "ADODB.Connection"
   IF ISNOTHING(pConnection) THEN EXIT FUNCTION

   ' // Create a Catalog object
   pCatalog = NEWCOM "ADOX.Catalog"
   IF ISNOTHING(pCatalog) THEN EXIT FUNCTION

   TRY
      ' // Connection String - Change it if needed
      ConStr = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=biblio.mdb"
      ' // Open the connection
      pConnection.Open ConStr
      ' // Set the ActiveConnection property of the Catalog
      pCatalog.putref_ActiveConnection = pConnection
      ' // Get a reference to the Views collection
      pViews = pCatalog.Views
      ' // Get the number of objects in the collection
      nCount = pViews.Count
      IF nCount = 0 THEN EXIT TRY
      ' // Enumerate the objects
      FOR i = 0 TO nCount - 1
         pView = pViews.Item(i)
         PRINT "Name: " pView.Name
         pView = NOTHING
      NEXT
   CATCH
      ' // Display error information
      STDOUT AdoGetErrorInfo(pConnection, OBJRESULT)
   FINALLY
      ' // Release the collection
      pViews = NOTHING
      ' // Close the connection
      IF pConnection.State = %adStateOpen THEN pConnection.Close
   END TRY

   ' // Release the objects
   pCatalog = NOTHING
   pConnection = NOTHING

   WAITKEY$

END FUNCTION
' ========================================================================================