NumericScale and Precision Properties Example (VB)

This example uses the NumericScale and Precision properties to display the numeric scale and precision of fields in the Discounts table of the Pubs database.

'BeginNumericScaleVB  
  
    'To integrate this code  
    'replace the data source and initial catalog values  
    'in the connection string  
  
Public Sub NumericScaleX()  
  
    ' connection and recordset variables  
   Dim rstDiscounts As ADODB.Recordset  
   Dim Cnxn As ADODB.Connection  
   Dim fldTemp As ADODB.Field  
   Dim strCnxn As String  
   Dim strSQLDiscounts As String  
  
   ' Open connection  
   Set Cnxn = New ADODB.Connection  
   strCnxn = "Provider='sqloledb';Data Source='MySqlServer';Initial Catalog='Pubs';Integrated Security='SSPI';"  
  
   Cnxn.Open strCnxn  
  
   ' Open recordset  
   Set rstDiscounts = New ADODB.Recordset  
   strSQLDiscounts = "Discounts"  
   rstDiscounts.Open strSQLDiscounts, Cnxn, adOpenStatic, adLockReadOnly, adCmdTable  
  
   ' Display numeric scale and precision of  
   ' numeric and small integer fields  
   For Each fldTemp In rstDiscounts.Fields  
      If fldTemp.Type = adNumeric Or fldTemp.Type = adSmallInt Then  
         MsgBox "Field: " & fldTemp.Name & vbCr & _  
            "Numeric scale: " & _  
               fldTemp.NumericScale & vbCr & _  
            "Precision: " & fldTemp.Precision  
      End If  
   Next fldTemp  
  
    ' clean up  
   rstDiscounts.Close  
   Cnxn.Close  
   Set rstDiscounts = Nothing  
   Set Cnxn = Nothing  
  
End Sub  
'EndNumericScaleVB  

See Also

Field Object
NumericScale Property (ADO)
Parameter Object
Precision Property (ADO)