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ConvertToString Method Example (VB)

'BeginConvertToStringVB

    'To integrate this code
    'replace the data source and initial catalog values
    'in the connection string
    
Public Sub Main()
    On Error GoTo ErrorHandler

     ' to integrate this code replace the server name
     ' in the CreateObject call

     ' RDS variables
    Dim rdsDS As RDS.DataSpace
    Dim rdsDC As RDS.DataControl
    Dim rdsDF As Object
     ' recordset and connection variables
    Dim rsAuthors As ADODB.Recordset
    Dim strSQLAuthors As String
    Dim strCnxn As String
    Dim varString As Variant

     ' Create a DataSpace object
    Set rdsDS = New RDS.DataSpace
     ' Create a DataFactory object
    Set rdsDF = rdsDS.CreateObject("RDSServer.DataFactory", "https://MyServer") 'MyServer

     ' Get all of the Author records
    
    strCnxn = "Provider='sqloledb';Data Source='MySqlServer';" & _
        "Initial Catalog='Pubs';Integrated Security='SSPI';"
    strSQLAuthors = "SELECT * FROM Authors"
    Set rsAuthors = rdsDF.Query(strCnxn, strSQLAuthors)
     ' Show results
    Debug.Print "Old RDS recordset count:" & rsAuthors.RecordCount

     ' Convert the recordset into a MIME formatted string
    varString = rdsDF.ConvertToString(rsAuthors)
    Debug.Print "Recordset as MIME format string:"
    Debug.Print varString
    
     ' Convert string value back into an ADO Recordset
    Set rdsDC = New RDS.DataControl
    rdsDC.SQL = varString
    rdsDC.ExecuteOptions = adcExecSync
    rdsDC.FetchOptions = adcFetchUpFront
    rdsDC.Refresh
     ' Show results
    Debug.Print "New ADO recordset count:" & rdsDC.Recordset.RecordCount
     
     ' clean up
    rsAuthors.Close
    Set rsAuthors = Nothing
    Set rdsDC = Nothing
    Set rdsDS = Nothing
    Set rdsDC = Nothing
    
ErrorHandler:
    
    If Not rsAuthors Is Nothing Then
        If rsAuthors.State = adStateOpen Then rsAuthors.Close
    End If
    Set rsAuthors = Nothing
    Set rdsDC = Nothing
    Set rdsDS = Nothing
    Set rdsDC = Nothing
    
    If Err <> 0 Then
        MsgBox Err.Source & "-->" & Err.Description, , "Error"
    End If
    
End Sub
'EndConvertToStringVB

See Also

ConvertToString Method (RDS) | Recordset Object