The Recordset object represents the records that result from running a query on a Connection object or a Database object in an ODBCDirect workspace. The Recordsets collection contains all currently open Recordset objects on a Connection object or a Database object. The following table shows the relationship between the Recordset object and the Recordsets collection and other objects and collections in an ODBCDirect workspace.
| Object or collection | Is contained by | Contains |
| Recordset object | Recordsets collection | Field objects |
| Properties collection | ||
| Recordsets collection | Connection object | Recordset objects |
| Database object |
The types of Recordset objects supported in an ODBCDirect workspace include the dynaset-type, snapshot-type, forward-only-type, and dynamic-type Recordset objects. For more information on all of these Recordset objects except the dynamic-type Recordset object, see “Dynaset-Type Recordsets,” “Snapshot-Type Recordsets,” “Forward-Only-Type Recordsets” earlier in this chapter. The following section describes dynamic-type Recordset objects.
Note When you use an ODBCDirect workspace, you can’t open a Recordset object using a QueryDef object name as you can from a Microsoft Jet workspace. For example:
Set rst = cnt.OpenRecordset("qrySelectEmps")
Instead, you should perform the OpenRecordset method directly from a QueryDef object like this:
Set qry = cnt.CreateQueryDef("qrySelectEmps", "SELECT * FROM Employees")
Set rst = qry.OpenRecordset()
Or you can specify the SQL statement as the source argument of the OpenRecordset method, as follows:
Set rst = qry.OpenRecordset("SELECT * FROM Employees", dbOpenDynamic)
This is because QueryDef objects in ODBCDirect are not permanent objects as they are in a Microsoft Jet workspace.