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Executing a Select Query

 
Sub Execute_SelectQuery()
   Dim cmd As ADODB.Command
   Dim myRecordset As ADODB.Recordset
   Dim strPath As String

   strPath = CurrentProject.Path & "\mydb.mdb"

   Set cmd = New ADODB.Command
   With cmd
      .ActiveConnection = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=" & strPath
      .CommandText = "[Products by Category]"
      .CommandType = adCmdTable
   End With

   Set myRecordset = New ADODB.Recordset
   Set myRecordset = cmd.Execute

   Debug.Print myRecordset.GetString

   myRecordset.Close
   Set myRecordset = Nothing
   Set cmd = Nothing
End Sub

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