Subject Re: [firebird-support] Beginner questions: from access to firebird (using vb and odbc driver)
Author Jason Dodson
> questions:
> 1) can i leave the database connection open through all the program
> process and close at the end of my program ?
>

Of course.

> 2) the recordset: i've to define them as i use to do with access ?
> Public rsTable As ADODB.Recordset
>

Just like ANY other variable... depending on the scope needed, it may be immediately local, module global, or
application global.

> 3) I need to open recordset ?
> rsTable.Open "SELECT Utenti.* FROM Utenti WHERE Utenti.Utente = '" +
> UtenteSel + "'"
>

The params afterward are important. See http://www.w3schools.com/ado/met_rs_open.asp

> 4) The above query how can translate into fb syntax ?
>

It already is.

> 5) how i can retreive the value for example of a field (field_text)
> contained in a table (table_demo) ?
> in vb - access i use:
> Dim test as string
> test = rsTable_demo("field_text")
>

Same way. Did you not even TRY looking this up first?


Jason

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