Article: Q190410
Product(s): Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows
Version(s): 2.5,2.6,6.0
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s): kbActiveX kbADO150 kbADO200 kbCtrl kbDatabase kbDataBinding kbVBp600 kbGrpDSVBDB kbGrpD
Last Modified: 23-AUG-2001
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition for Windows, version 6.0
- Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition for Windows, version 6.0
- Microsoft Data Access Components versions 2.5, 2.6, 2.7
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SYMPTOMS
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When you attempt to set an ActiveX Data Objects (ADO) Data Control's Recordset
object to a previously dimensioned ADO Recordset the following error is
returned:
Run-time error '3704':
The operation requested by the application is not allowed if the object is
closed.
CAUSE
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This error occurs when the recordset has not been opened yet.
RESOLUTION
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The user may either open the recordset prior to assigning it to the ADO Data
Control (ADODC), or use the ADODC to create the recordset.
STATUS
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This behavior is by design.
MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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1. Open a Standard EXE Project in Visual Basic.
2. From the Project\Component menu, select Microsoft ADO Data Control 6.0
(OLEDB).
3. Place an ADODC on Form1.
4. Add the following code to the form:
Private Sub Form_Load()
Dim rs As New ADODB.Recordset
' Uncomment the below line to avoid error.
' rs.Open "Select * from authors", "DSN=Pubs", adOpenKeyset
Set Adodc1.Recordset = rs
End Sub
RESULTS: The error occurs.
Additional query words:
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Keywords : kbActiveX kbADO150 kbADO200 kbCtrl kbDatabase kbDataBinding kbVBp600 kbGrpDSVBDB kbGrpDSMDAC kbDSupport kbMDAC250 kbADO260 kbmdac270 kbado270
Technology : kbVBSearch kbAudDeveloper kbZNotKeyword6 kbZNotKeyword2 kbVB600Search kbVB600 kbMDACSearch kbMDAC250 kbMDAC260 kbMDAC270
Version : :2.5,2.6,6.0
Issue type : kbprb
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