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RecordsetToHTMLTable – Convert an ADO Recordset to a HTML table

RecordsetToHTMLTable – Convert an ADO Recordset to a HTML table

' 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 & "" & 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 & "" & lf & tb & tb & "" & lf & tb & tb & "
" & fld.Name & "", _ "
", _ NullValues) ' strip what has been appended to the last cell of the last row tmp = Left$(tmp, Len(tmp) - Len(lf & tb & "
")) ' add opening tags to the first cell of the first row of the table ' and complete the table RecordsetToHTMLTable = res & tb & "
" & tmp & lf _ & "
" End Function

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