INFO: Limiting Number of Rows Returned in Resultset with RDO

ID: Q142834


The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition for Windows, version 5.0
  • Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition, 32-bit only, for Windows, version 4.0


SUMMARY

RDO provides a means to limit the number of rows returned by a query. The following code calls a stored procedure that returns a resultset but limits the resultset to 10 rows. This example retrieves the 10 rows and fills a list box with the resultset. Keep in mind that RDO is 32-bit only.


MORE INFORMATION

  1. Start a new project in Visual Basic 4.0 (32-bit version). Form1 is created by default. Add a command button and a list control. Accept the default names for all.


  2. Create a prepared statement on your server machine with this text:
    
       CREATE PROCEDURE GetRows AS
       select * from authors
     


  3. Add the following code to the Command1_Click event. Be sure to change the parameters in the OpenConnection method to match your database.
    
       Private Sub Command1_Click()
           Dim x As Integer
           Dim ps As rdoPreparedStatement
           Dim conn As rdoConnection
           Dim rs As rdoResultset
    
           With rdoEnvironments(0)
               .CursorDriver = rdUseOdbc
               Set conn = .OpenConnection("", rdDriverNoPrompt, False, _
               "driver={SQL Server};
               server=Myserver;uid=MyUID;pwd=Mypwd;database=pubs")
           End With
           Set ps = conn.CreatePreparedStatement("", "{call getRows}")
           ps.MaxRows = 10
           Set rs = ps.OpenResultset(rdOpenKeyset)
           'Set rs = ps.OpenResultset(rdOpenKeyset)
           While Not rs.EOF
               List1.AddItem CStr(x) & "  " & rs(1)
               rs.MoveNext
               x = x + 1
           Wend
           rs.Close
           ps.Close
           conn.Close
    
       End Sub
     


  4. Press F5 to run the program and click on the command button. The list box will be filled with only 10 rows because the result set has been limited to 10 rows by the ps.MaxRows = 10 line of code.


Additional query words: kbVBp500 kbVBp400

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Last Reviewed: June 17, 1999
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