I am creating, opening and then disconnecting a recordset against a MySQL database. This works correctly for one query but returns 0 records for another query where the rows exist in the database. Where it works, I can delete the records from the recordset as well.

The query that returns records:

sql = "select convert(v.wonotes using UTF8) as WonData, v.wo_cat_id, v.id As wo_desc_id, v.line_no as line_no, " & _
      " v.wo_id as wo_id, v.prop_id as prop_id, convert(v.description using UTF8) as description, v.cat_id as cat_id, " & _
      " v.completion_date as completion_date from vw_property_wo_desc v " & _
      " where v.wo_cat_id= 6 and **(v.wo_status = 'completed' or v.wo_status = 'approved')** " & _
      " and v.wonotes is not null and v.wonotes<> '' "

The query that does NOT return records:

sql = "select convert(v.wonotes using UTF8) as WonData, v.wo_cat_id, v.id As wo_desc_id, v.line_no as line_no, " & _
      " v.wo_id as wo_id, v.prop_id as prop_id, convert(v.description using UTF8) as description, v.cat_id as cat_id, " & _
      " v.completion_date as completion_date from vw_property_wo_desc v " & _
      " where v.wo_cat_id= 6 and **v.wo_status = 'unassigned'** " & _
      " and v.wonotes is not null and v.wonotes<> '' "

There is no other change.

If I change the cursor type to adOpenDynamic, the query returns records, but I cannot then disconnect it. This is just to prove that the database has records satisfying that query.

Code for disconnected recordset:

With rsToUse

    If .State = adStateOpen Then .Close

    .ActiveConnection = GetConnection
    .Source = sql
    .CursorLocation = adUseClient
    .CursorType = adOpenForwardOnly
    .LockType = adLockBatchOptimistic
    .Open

    If .EOF Then
        .Close
        Exit Function
    End If

    .ActiveConnection = Nothing

End With

I have run out of ideas, please help.

• mysql
• vb6
• ado

This is the code I use to get disconnected recordsets from a SQL Server database. I suspect it would also work for a MySQL database (except for the connection string, of course).

Public Function GetRecordset(ByVal SQL As String) As ADODB.Recordset

    Dim DB As ADODB.Connection
    Dim RS As ADODB.Recordset

    Set DB = CreateObject("ADODB.Connection")
    DB.ConnectionString = globalConnectionString
    DB.CursorLocation = adUseClient
    DB.CommandTimeout = 0
    Call DB.Open

    Set RS = CreateObject("ADODB.Recordset")
    RS.CursorLocation = adUseClient
    Call RS.Open(SQL, DB, adOpenForwardOnly, adLockReadOnly)
    Set RS.ActiveConnection = Nothing
    Set GetRecordset = RS
    Set RS = Nothing
    DB.Close
    Set DB = Nothing

End Function

This exact code has been in production for at least 5 years now without any issue. I encourage you to give it a try.

I think the magic combination to using a disconnected recordset is to make sure the connection object has the CursorLocation set to UseClient, and the recordset object is ForwardOnly and LockReadOnly.