Question:
After retrieving data into a recordset object, I want to filter this data. I tried using the objRs.filter method of ADO, but it doesn’t seem to work.
This is my syntax:
objRSEmp.Filter = "EmpName like 'b*'"
EmpName is the name of the field in my SQL table.
I tried using a session variable, but after that I can’t use any of the recordset’s properties through the new variable. Can you help?
Answer:
Just setting the Filter property doesn’t do it. You then have to set the recordset object to itself or another variable, like so:
objRSEmp.Filter = "EmpName like 'b*'"Set objRSFiltered = objRSEmp
Depending on how big the recordset is, you may want to just do another query from the database. It will probably run faster, especially if you create a stored procedure to do the work for you. Also, make sure you have indexes on the fields that you are using in your filters.
