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Delete Method Example (VBScript)

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This example uses the Delete method to remove a specified record from a Recordset.

Use the following example in an Active Server Page (ASP). To view this fully functional example, you must either have the data source AdvWorks.mdb (installed with the SDK) located at C:\Program Files\Microsoft Platform SDK\Samples\DataAccess\Rds\RDSTest\advworks.mdb or edit the path in the example code to reflect the actual location of this file. This is a Microsoft Access database file.

Use Find to locate the file Adovbs.inc and place it in the directory you plan to use. Cut and paste the following code into Notepad or another text editor, and save it as DeleteVBS.asp. You can view the result in any client browser.

To exercise the example, try using the AddNew example first to add some records. Then you can try to delete them. View the result in any client browser.

<!-- BeginDeleteVBS -->  
<%@ Language=VBScript %>  
<% ' use this meta tag instead of ADOVBS.inc%>  
<!-- METADATA TYPE="typelib" uuid="00000205-0000-0010-8000-00AA006D2EA4"  -->  
<HTML>  
<HEAD>  
<TITLE>ADO Delete Method</TITLE>  
</HEAD>  
<STYLE>  
<!--  
TH {  
   background-color: #008080;   
   font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial',sans-serif;   
   font-size: xx-small;  
   color: white;  
   }  
TD {   
   text-align: center;  
   background-color: #f7efde;  
   font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial',sans-serif;   
   font-size: xx-small;  
    }  
-->  
</STYLE>  
  
<BODY>   
<H3>ADO Delete Method</H3>  
  
<%  
    ' to integrate this code replace the DataSource value in the connection string  
  
    ' connection and recordset variables  
   Dim Cnxn, strCnxn  
   Dim rsCustomers, strSQLCustomers  
  
    ' create and open connection  
   Set Cnxn = Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Connection")   
   strCnxn="Provider='sqloledb';Data Source=" & _  
            Request.ServerVariables("SERVER_NAME") & ";" & _  
            "Integrated Security='SSPI';Initial Catalog='Northwind';"  
   Cnxn.Open  strCnxn  
    ' create and open recordset  
   Set rsCustomers = Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Recordset")  
   strSQLCustomers = "Customers"  
   rsCustomers.Open strSQLCustomers, Cnxn, adOpenKeyset, adLockOptimistic, adCmdTable  
  
   ' Move to designated record and delete it  
   If Not IsEmpty(Request.Form("WhichRecord")) Then  
      'Get value to move from Form Post method  
      Moves = Request.Form("WhichRecord")  
  
      rsCustomers.Move CInt(Moves)  
      If Not rsCustomers.EOF or rsCustomers.BOF Then  
          ' handle any db errors  
         On Error Resume Next  
         rsCustomers.Delete 1  
         If Cnxn.Errors.Count <> 0 Then  
            Response.Write "Cannot delete since there are related records in other tables."  
            Response.End  
         End If  
         rsCustomers.MoveFirst  
         On Error GoTo 0  
      Else  
         Response.Write "Not a Valid Record Number"  
         rsCustomers.MoveFirst  
      End If  
   End If  
%>  
  
<!-- BEGIN column header row for Customer Table-->  
<TABLE COLSPAN=8 CELLPADDING=5 BORDER=0>  
<TR>  
   <TH>Rec. #</TH>  
   <TH>Company Name</TH>  
   <TH>Contact Name</TH>  
   <TH>City</TH>  
</TR>  
  
   <%   
   ' Display ADO Data from Customer Table   
   ' Loop through Recordset adding one row to HTML Table each pass  
   Dim iCount  
   iCount = 0  
   Do Until rsCustomers.EOF %>  
   <TR>  
     <TD> <%= CStr(iCount) %>  
     <TD> <%= rsCustomers("CompanyName")%> </TD>  
     <TD> <%= rsCustomers("ContactName")%> </TD>  
     <TD> <%= rsCustomers("City")%> </TD>  
   </TR>  
   <%   
     iCount = iCount + 1  
     rsCustomers.MoveNext   
   Loop   
   %>  
</TABLE>  
  
<!-- Do Client side Input Data Validation Move to named record and Delete it -->  
<Center>  
<H4>Clicking Button Will Remove Designated Record</H4>  
<H5>There are <%=rsCustomers.RecordCount%> Records in this Set</H5>  
  
<Form Method=Post Action="Deletevbs.asp" Name=Form>  
   <Input Type=Text Name="WhichRecord" Size=3>   
   <Input Type=Button Name=cmdDelete Value="Delete Record">  
</Form>  
  
</BODY>  
  
<Script Language = "VBScript">  
Sub cmdDelete_OnClick  
   If IsNumeric(Document.Form.WhichRecord.Value) Then  
      Document.Form.WhichRecord.Value = CInt(Document.Form.WhichRecord.Value)  
      Dim Response  
      Response = MsgBox("Are You Sure About Deleting This Record?", vbYesNo,  "ADO-ASP Example")  
  
      If Response = vbYes Then  
         Document.Form.Submit  
      End If  
   Else  
      MsgBox "You Must Enter a Valid Record Number",,"ADO-ASP Example"  
   End If  
End Sub  
</Script>  
  
<%  
    ' clean up  
    If rsCustomers.State = adStateOpen then  
        rsCustomers.Close  
    End If  
    If Cnxn.State = adStateOpen then  
        Cnxn.Close  
    End If  
%>  
</HTML>  
<!-- EndDeleteVBS -->

See Also

Delete Method (ADO Recordset)
Recordset Object (ADO)