GetString method (ADO)

Applies to: Access 2013, Office 2013

Returns the Recordset as a string.

Syntax

Variant = recordset.GetString(StringFormat, NumRows, ColumnDelimiter, RowDelimiter, NullExpr)

Return value

Returns the Recordset as a string-valued Variant (BSTR).

Parameters

Parameter Description
StringFormat A StringFormatEnum value that specifies how the Recordset should be converted to a string. The RowDelimiter, ColumnDelimiter, and NullExpr parameters are used only with a StringFormat of adClipString.
NumRows Optional. The number of rows to be converted in the Recordset. If NumRows is not specified, or if it is greater than the total number of rows in the Recordset, then all the rows in the Recordset are converted.
ColumnDelimiter Optional. A delimiter used between columns, if specified, otherwise the TAB character.
RowDelimiter Optional. A delimiter used between rows, if specified, otherwise the CARRIAGE RETURN character.
NullExpr Optional. An expression used in place of a null value, if specified, otherwise the empty string.

Remarks

Row data, but no schema data, is saved to the string. Therefore, a Recordset cannot be reopened using this string.

This method is equivalent to the RDO GetClipString method.