Skip to Content
Access™ 2007 VBA Programmer's Reference
book

Access™ 2007 VBA Programmer's Reference

by Teresa Hennig, Rob Cooper, Geoffrey Griffith, Armen Stein
May 2007
Intermediate to advanced
1152 pages
30h 53m
English
Wrox
Content preview from Access™ 2007 VBA Programmer's Reference

E.4. Command Object

The Command object provides a lot of useful functionality for working with the data source. Examples of common operations include retrieving records in a recordset, executing bulk operations, and even manipulating the structure of a database. The flexibility of the Command object is specific to the provider used. Depending on the provider, some properties or methods may generate errors when referenced if the object is not supported.

E.4.1. Properties of the Command Object

The following table lists the various properties of the Command object.

PropertyDataTypeDescription
ActiveConnectionString or ConnectionIndicates which Connection object the Command object uses.
CommandStreamStream objectStream used as the input for the Command object.
CommandTextStringIndicates the text of the Command being executed.
CommandTimeoutLongSets the number of seconds a provider will wait for a command to execute.
CommandTypeCommandTypeEnumSpecifies the type of command executed. Values include: adCmdUnspecified, adCmdText, adCmdTable, adCmdStoredProc, adCmdUnknown, adCmdFile, adCmdTableDirect.
DialectGUIDContains a GUID that represents the dialect of the command text or stream.
NameStringIdentifies the Command object as a method on the associated Connection object.
NamedParametersBooleanIndicates whether parameter names are passed to the provider.
PreparedBooleanTrue if the provider should save a compiled version of a Command before execution.
StateLongValue that represents if the Command ...
Become an O’Reilly member and get unlimited access to this title plus top books and audiobooks from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers, thousands of courses curated by job role, 150+ live events each month,
and much more.

Read now

Unlock full access

More than 5,000 organizations count on O’Reilly

AirBnbBlueOriginElectronic ArtsHomeDepotNasdaqRakutenTata Consultancy Services

QuotationMarkO’Reilly covers everything we've got, with content to help us build a world-class technology community, upgrade the capabilities and competencies of our teams, and improve overall team performance as well as their engagement.
Julian F.
Head of Cybersecurity
QuotationMarkI wanted to learn C and C++, but it didn't click for me until I picked up an O'Reilly book. When I went on the O’Reilly platform, I was astonished to find all the books there, plus live events and sandboxes so you could play around with the technology.
Addison B.
Field Engineer
QuotationMarkI’ve been on the O’Reilly platform for more than eight years. I use a couple of learning platforms, but I'm on O'Reilly more than anybody else. When you're there, you start learning. I'm never disappointed.
Amir M.
Data Platform Tech Lead
QuotationMarkI'm always learning. So when I got on to O'Reilly, I was like a kid in a candy store. There are playlists. There are answers. There's on-demand training. It's worth its weight in gold, in terms of what it allows me to do.
Mark W.
Embedded Software Engineer

You might also like

Excel® 2007 VBA Programmer's Reference

Excel® 2007 VBA Programmer's Reference

John Green, Stephen Bullen, Rob Bovey, Michael Alexander
Access 2003 VBA Programmer's Reference

Access 2003 VBA Programmer's Reference

Patricia Cardoza, Teresa Hennig, Graham Seach, Armen Stein
Microsoft® Access® 2010 Programmer's Reference

Microsoft® Access® 2010 Programmer's Reference

Teresa Hennig, Rob Cooper, Geoffrey L. Griffith, Jerry Dennison

Publisher Resources

ISBN: 9780470047033Purchase book