How to detect how many records are updated??

I've the following codes in my program to update some records in a table, based on some conditions.
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sql = "update tbl_cust set dept_id = '" & dept_id_new & "' where dept_id = 'A'"
Set rs = conn.Execute(sql)
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I want to find out the number of records updated after executing the above command, is it possible? Or is there an alternative way of finding out the number of records updated??

Really desperate, please help, thanks in advance.

well here's a long way

u retreive a recordset of the records that need to be updated, look at the recordcount, change the required values in the recordset and update...

VB Code:

Dim Affected as Long
 
sql = "update tbl_cust set dept_id = '" & dept_id_new & "' where dept_id = 'A'" 
conn.Execute sql,Affected
Debug.print Affected

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Originally posted by Pickler

VB Code:

Dim Affected as Long
 
sql = "update tbl_cust set dept_id = '" & dept_id_new & "' where dept_id = 'A'" 
conn.Execute sql,Affected
Debug.print Affected

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Oh yes Pickler ! What you've recommended is exactly what I want!! Thank you so much.

Thanks to you too, SkinLab.