The following example executes an action query and prints the number of records affected:
Sub RecordsUpdated()
Dim dbs As Database, qdf As QueryDef
Dim strSQL As String
' Return reference to current database.
Set dbs = CurrentDb
strSQL = "UPDATE Employees SET Title = " _
& "'Senior Sales Representative' " _
& "WHERE Title = 'Sales Representative';"
' Create new QueryDef.
Set qdf = dbs.CreateQueryDef("UpdateTitles", strSQL)
' Execute QueryDef.
qdf.Execute
Debug.Print qdf.RecordsAffected
Set dbs = Nothing
End Sub