Version property example (VB)
Applies to: Access 2013, Office 2013
This example uses the Version property of a Connection object to display the current ADO version. It also uses several dynamic properties to show:
the current DBMS name and version.
OLE DB version.
provider name and version.
ODBC version.
ODBC driver name and version.
'BeginVersionVB
Public Sub Main()
On Error GoTo ErrorHandler
Dim Cnxn As ADODB.Connection
Dim strCnxn As String
Dim strVersionInfo As String
' Open connection
Set Cnxn = New ADODB.Connection
strCnxn = "Provider='sqloledb';Data Source='MySqlServer';" & _
"Initial Catalog='Pubs';Integrated Security='SSPI';"
Cnxn.Open strCnxn
strVersionInfo = "ADO Version: " & Cnxn.Version & vbCr
strVersionInfo = strVersionInfo & "DBMS Name: " & Cnxn.Properties("DBMS Name") & vbCr
strVersionInfo = strVersionInfo & "DBMS Version: " & Cnxn.Properties("DBMS Version") & vbCr
strVersionInfo = strVersionInfo & "OLE DB Version: " & Cnxn.Properties("OLE DB Version") & vbCr
strVersionInfo = strVersionInfo & "Provider Name: " & Cnxn.Properties("Provider Name") & vbCr
strVersionInfo = strVersionInfo & "Provider Version: " & Cnxn.Properties("Provider Version") & vbCr
MsgBox strVersionInfo
' clean up
Cnxn.Close
Set Cnxn = Nothing
Exit Sub
ErrorHandler:
' clean up
If Not Cnxn Is Nothing Then
If Cnxn.State = adStateOpen Then Cnxn.Close
End If
Set Cnxn = Nothing
If Err <> 0 Then
MsgBox Err.Source & "-->" & Err.Description, , "Error"
End If
End Sub
'EndVersionVB