ConvertToString Method Example (VBScript)
Important
Beginning with Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012, RDS server components are no longer included in the Windows operating system (see Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 Compatibility Cookbook for more detail). RDS client components will be removed in a future version of Windows. Avoid using this feature in new development work, and plan to modify applications that currently use this feature. Applications that use RDS should migrate to WCF Data Service.
The following example shows how to convert a Recordset into a MIME-encoded string using the RDSServer.DataFactory ConvertToString method. It then shows how the string can be converted back into a Recordset. Cut and paste the following code to Notepad or another text editor and save it as ConvertToString.htm.
<!-- BeginConvertToStringVBS -->
<HTML>
<HEAD><TITLE>ConvertToString Example</TITLE><HEAD>
<BODY>
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE=VBSCRIPT>
Sub ConvertToStringX()
Dim objRs, objDF, strServer, vString
Const adcExecSync = 1
Const adcFetchUpFront = 1
' Replace value below with your server name to use without ASP.
strServer = "https://<%=Request.ServerVariables("SERVER_NAME")%>">
Set objDF = RDS1.CreateObject("RDSServer.DataFactory", strServer)
Set objRs = objDF.Query(txtConnect.Value,txtQueryRecordset.Value)
' convert Recordset to MIME encoded string
vString = objDF.ConvertToString(objRs)
' display MIME string for demo purposes
txtRS.value = vString
' convert MIME string back to useable ADO Recordset
' using RDS.DataControl
RDC1.SQL = vString
RDC1.ExecuteOptions = adcExecSync
RDC1.FetchOptions = adcFetchUpFront
RDC1.Refresh
MsgBox "RecordCount = " & RDC1.Recordset.RecordCount
End Sub
</SCRIPT>
Connect String:
<INPUT TYPE=Text NAME=txtConnect SIZE=50
VALUE="Provider=sqloledb;Initial Catalog=pubs;Integrated Security='SSPI';">
<BR>
Query:
<INPUT TYPE=Text NAME=txtQueryRecordset SIZE=50
VALUE="select * from authors">
<BR>
<INPUT TYPE=Button VALUE="ConvertToString" OnClick="ConvertToStringX()">
<BR>
MIME Encoded RS: <BR>
<TEXTAREA NAME=txtRS ROWS=15 COLS=50 WRAP=virtual></TEXTAREA>
<!-- RDS.DataSpace ID RDS1 -->
<OBJECT ID="RDS1" WIDTH=1 HEIGHT=1
CLASSID="CLSID:BD96C556-65A3-11D0-983A-00C04FC29E36">
</OBJECT>
<!-- RDS.DataControl ID RDC1 -->
<OBJECT ID="RDC1" WIDTH=1 HEIGHT=1
CLASSID="clsid:BD96C556-65A3-11D0-983A-00C04FC29E33">
</OBJECT>
</BODY>
</HTML>
<!-- EndConvertToStringVBS -->