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Execute method (ADO connection)

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Applies to: Access 2013 | Access 2016

Executes the specified query, SQL statement, stored procedure, or provider-specific text.

Syntax

For a non-row-returning command string:

connection.Execute CommandText, RecordsAffected, Options

For a row-returning command string:

Set recordset = connection.Execute( CommandText, RecordsAffected, Options )

Return value

Returns a Recordset object reference.

Parameters

  • CommandText

    • A String value that contains the SQL statement, stored procedure, a URL, or provider-specific text to execute. Optionally, table names can be used but only if the provider is SQL aware. For example if a table name of "Customers" is used, ADO will automatically prepend the standard SQL Select syntax to form and pass "SELECT * FROM Customers" as a T-SQL statement to the provider.

  • RecordsAffected

    • Optional. A Long variable to which the provider returns the number of records that the operation affected.

  • Options

    • Optional. A Long value that indicates how the provider should evaluate the CommandText argument. Can be a bitmask of one or more CommandTypeEnum or ExecuteOptionEnum values.

Note

Use the ExecuteOptionEnum value adExecuteNoRecords to improve performance by minimizing internal processing.

Do not use the CommandTypeEnum values of adCmdFile or adCmdTableDirect with Execute. These values can only be used as options with the Open and Requery methods of a Recordset.

Remarks

Using the Execute method on a Connection object executes whatever query you pass to the method in the CommandText argument on the specified connection. If the CommandText argument specifies a row-returning query, any results that the execution generates are stored in a new Recordset object. If the command is not intended to return results (for example, an SQL UPDATE query) the provider returns Nothing as long as the option adExecuteNoRecords is specified; otherwise, Execute returns a closed Recordset.

The returned Recordset object is always a read-only, forward-only cursor. If you need a Recordset object with more functionality, first create a Recordset object with the desired property settings, then use the Recordset object's Open method to execute the query and return the desired cursor type.

The contents of the CommandText argument are specific to the provider and can be standard SQL syntax or any special command format that the provider supports.

An ExecuteComplete event will be issued when this operation concludes.

Note

URLs using the http scheme will automatically invoke the Microsoft OLE DB Provider for Internet Publishing. For more information, see Absolute and Relative URLs.

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