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How to pass a recordset to a function

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ReWeFe

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Mar 30, 2003
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This might seem to be simple to the more advanced of you out there, but I seem to have some problems with this (read: getting errors).

I have a recordset of a table, and I then want to pass the whole recordset (all the fields) to a function where I need to process the data.

Well it actually seems like I'm able to pass the recordset to a function, but then again maybe not, because I get an error when I try to read the first field:

Compile Error:
Method or data member not found

My Function is defined like this:

Private Function MyFunction(rst As DAO.Recordset)


and I try to access a particular field in the
recordset (table) like this:

myString=rst.txtSiteName


The recordset is defined like this:

Dim rstDetails As DAO.Recordset

and I open it this way where "Selection" is the SQL string:

Set rstDetails = CurrentDb.OpenRecordset(Selection)

and I call it like this:

strComplete=MyFunction(rstDetails)

What am I doing wrong here?
 
This is very confusing. From what I am reading you want to open a Table as a Recordset and loop through the records and do something with the fields of the recordset. Is this correct.

You are making this way too difficult by creating a function and calling the function, etc.

Why don't you just describe what you want to do without referencing any code. State where you are(in a form, report,etc.) and what you would like to do at a particular point in process. Then we can help you put down some VBA code that will help. Bob Scriver
 
Access uses the ! operator for items that are not defined until run time - like fields in a recordset.

myString=rst!txtSiteName

The dot is used for methods or properties that are defined as part of an object.

For example.
rst.EOF
rst.Find
 
Thanks cmmrfrds.

I actually discovered this myself late last night.
 
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