' Create a HTML table from a recordset'' set the TableAttribs argument to a suitable value' (eg "BORDER=1") to modify the table's standard layout' you should omit the NullValues argument if you want that null' values are displayed in empty cells' set the ShowFieldNames to True to display field names in boldface' set the IncludeWhiteSpace argument to True if you want to produce' a longer and less efficient (but more readable) outputFunction RecordsetToHTMLTable(rs As ADODB.Recordset, _ ByVal TableAttribs As String, Optional ByVal NullValues As String = _ " ", Optional ByVal ShowFieldNames As Boolean, _ Optional ByVal IncludeWhiteSpace As Boolean) As String Dim res As String Dim fld As ADODB.Field Dim tmp As String Dim lf As String, tb As String ' fill these variables only if spaces are to be kept If IncludeWhiteSpace Then lf = vbCrLf tb = vbTab End If ' prepare the tag res = "" & lf ' show field names, if required If ShowFieldNames Then res = res & tb & "" & lf For Each fld In rs.Fields res = res & tb & tb & "" & fld.Name & " " & lf Next res = res & tb & "" & lf End If ' get all the records in a semi-formatted string tmp = rs.GetString(, , "" & lf & tb & tb & "", _ " " & lf & tb & "" & lf & tb & "" & lf & tb & tb & "", _ NullValues) ' strip what has been appended to the last cell of the last row tmp = Left$(tmp, Len(tmp) - Len(lf & tb & " " & lf & tb & tb & "")) ' add opening tags to the first cell of the first row of the table ' and complete the table RecordsetToHTMLTable = res & tb & " " & lf & tb & tb & "" & tmp & lf _ & "
" End Function
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