Database - without using visual controls - possible?

Is there a way to connect to a simple MDB database exclusively through code? (with no forms or data controls)

the MDB will only have a few fields on it.

If you could give me a code example it would make my day!

[MartinLiss]

Sure. Here is the DAO code to open a database and load a grid with the data in one of the tables.

Option Explicit

Public g_DB As Database

Private Sub Form_Load()

    Dim dsLinks As Recordset
    Dim intRow As Integer
    
    Set g_DB = Workspaces(0).OpenDatabase(App.Path & "\" & "music.mdb")
    Set dsLinks = g_DB.OpenRecordset("Select * from [Internet Resources] order by Description", dbOpenSnapshot)
    dsLinks.MoveLast
    grdLinks.Rows = dsLinks.RecordCount + 1
    dsLinks.MoveFirst
    
    Do While Not dsLinks.EOF
        intRow = intRow + 1
        grdLinks.row = intRow
        grdLinks.col = 0
        grdLinks.Text = CStr(intRow)
        grdLinks.col = 1
        grdLinks.Text = dsLinks!Description
        grdLinks.col = 2
        grdLinks.Text = dsLinks!Url
        dsLinks.MoveNext
    Loop
    
    grdLinks.row = 1
    
End Sub

You will also need to go to Project>References and select the Microsoft DAO 3.51 Object Library (or the latest one you have).

[Edited by MartinLiss on 03-19-2000 at 01:19 PM]

[seanm]

This is a basic example of how to open a database and recordset:

Public dbHead As Database
Dim rstHead As Recordset
Dim pstrWhere As String
Dim pstrSql As String
Dim pstrFrom As String
Dim pstrFields As String

Public Sub opendb()
'Open a Database
Set dbHead = OpenDatabase("a:/Headhunter.MDB", True)

'Open a recordset
pstrFields = " * "
pstrFrom = "From headquery"
pstrSql = "Select" & pstrFields & pstrFrom
Set rstHead = dbHead.OpenRecordset(pstrSql)

End Sub