Recordset.NoMatch property (DAO)

Applies to: Access 2013, Office 2013

Indicates whether a particular record was found by using the Seek method or one of the Find methods (Microsoft Access workspaces only).

Syntax

expression .NoMatch

expression A variable that represents a Recordset object.

Remarks

When you open or create a Recordset object, its NoMatch property is set to False.

To locate a record, use the Seek method on a table-type Recordset object or one of the Find methods on a dynaset- or snapshot-type Recordset object. Check the NoMatch property setting to see whether the record was found.

If the Seek or Find method is unsuccessful and the NoMatch property is True, the current record will no longer be valid. Be sure to obtain the current record's bookmark before using the Seek method or a Find method if you'll need to return to that record.

Note

Using any of the Move methods on a Recordset object won't affect its NoMatch property setting.

Example

This example uses the NoMatch property to determine whether a Seek and a FindFirst were successful, and if not, to give appropriate feedback. The SeekMatch and FindMatch procedures are required for this procedure to run.

    Sub NoMatchX() 
     
       Dim dbsNorthwind As Database 
       Dim rstProducts As Recordset 
       Dim rstCustomers As Recordset 
       Dim strMessage As String 
       Dim strSeek As String 
       Dim strCountry As String 
       Dim varBookmark As Variant 
     
       Set dbsNorthwind = OpenDatabase("Northwind.mdb") 
       ' Default is dbOpenTable; required if Index property will  
       ' be used. 
       Set rstProducts = dbsNorthwind.OpenRecordset("Products") 
     
       With rstProducts 
          .Index = "PrimaryKey" 
     
          Do While True 
             ' Show current record information; ask user for  
             ' input. 
             strMessage = "NoMatch with Seek method" & vbCr & _ 
                "Product ID: " & !ProductID & vbCr & _ 
                "Product Name: " & !ProductName & vbCr & _ 
                "NoMatch = " & .NoMatch & vbCr & vbCr & _ 
                "Enter a product ID." 
             strSeek = InputBox(strMessage) 
             If strSeek = "" Then Exit Do 
     
             ' Call procedure that seeks for a record based on  
             ' the ID number supplied by the user. 
             SeekMatch rstProducts, Val(strSeek) 
          Loop 
     
          .Close 
       End With 
     
       Set rstCustomers = dbsNorthwind.OpenRecordset( _ 
          "SELECT CompanyName, Country FROM Customers " & _ 
          "ORDER BY CompanyName", dbOpenSnapshot) 
     
       With rstCustomers 
     
          Do While True 
             ' Show current record information; ask user for  
             ' input. 
             strMessage = "NoMatch with FindFirst method" & _ 
                vbCr & "Customer Name: " & !CompanyName & _ 
                vbCr & "Country: " & !Country & vbCr & _ 
                "NoMatch = " & .NoMatch & vbCr & vbCr & _ 
                "Enter country on which to search." 
             strCountry = Trim(InputBox(strMessage)) 
             If strCountry = "" Then Exit Do 
     
             ' Call procedure that finds a record based on  
             ' the country name supplied by the user. 
             FindMatch rstCustomers, _ 
                "Country = '" & strCountry & "'" 
          Loop 
     
          .Close 
       End With 
     
       dbsNorthwind.Close 
     
    End Sub 
     
    Sub SeekMatch(rstTemp As Recordset, _ 
       intSeek As Integer) 
     
       Dim varBookmark As Variant 
       Dim strMessage As String 
     
       With rstTemp 
          ' Store current record location. 
          varBookmark = .Bookmark 
          .Seek "=", intSeek 
     
          ' If Seek method fails, notify user and return to the  
          ' last current record. 
          If .NoMatch Then 
             strMessage = _ 
                "Not found! Returning to current record." & _ 
                vbCr & vbCr & "NoMatch = " & .NoMatch 
             MsgBox strMessage 
             .Bookmark = varBookmark 
          End If 
     
       End With 
     
    End Sub 
     
    Sub FindMatch(rstTemp As Recordset, _ 
       strFind As String) 
     
       Dim varBookmark As Variant 
       Dim strMessage As String 
     
       With rstTemp 
          ' Store current record location. 
          varBookmark = .Bookmark 
          .FindFirst strFind 
     
          ' If Find method fails, notify user and return to the  
          ' last current record. 
          If .NoMatch Then 
             strMessage = _ 
                "Not found! Returning to current record." & _ 
                vbCr & vbCr & "NoMatch = " & .NoMatch 
             MsgBox strMessage 
             .Bookmark = varBookmark 
          End If 
     
       End With 
     
    End Sub 

The following example shows how to use the Seek method to find a record in a linked table.

Sample code provided by the Microsoft Access 2010 Programmer’s Reference.

    Sub TestSeek()
        ' Get the path to the external database that contains
        ' the tblCustomers table we're going to search.
        Dim strMyExternalDatabase
        Dim dbs    As DAO.Database
        Dim dbsExt As DAO.Database
        Dim rst    As DAO.Recordset
        Dim tdf    As DAO.TableDef
        
        Set dbs = CurrentDb()
        Set tdf = dbs.TableDefs("tblCustomers")
        strMyExternalDatabase = Mid(tdf.Connect, 11)
        
        'Open the database that contains the table that is linked
        Set dbsExt = OpenDatabase(strMyExternalDatabase)
        
        'Open a table-type recordset against the external table
        Set rst = dbsExt.OpenRecordset("tblCustomers", dbOpenTable)
        
        'Specify which index to search on
        rst.Index = "PrimaryKey"
        
        'Specify the criteria
        rst.Seek "=", 123
        
        'Check the result
        If rst.NoMatch Then
            MsgBox "Record not found."
        Else
            MsgBox "Customer name: " & rst!CustName
        End If
        
        rst.Close
        dbs.Close
        dbsExt.Close
        Set rst = Nothing
        Set tdf = Nothing
        Set dbs = Nothing
        
        
    End Sub