SQL array function

Hello,

Within vb script, I have a function that adds a record to a SQL table and it works fine.


      rst.Open "Select * FROM BW_AUFTR_KTXT", oADOConn, adOpenKeyset, adLockBatchOptimistic, adCmdText
      rst.AddNew Array("ID", "LFD_NR", "TEXT_ID", "DRUCK_KZ", "MOD", "BEZ"), Array(Item.UserProperties("CSIOrderNo1").value, "45", "45", "X", "0", "LIFT GATE REQUEST")
      rst.Update


Is it possible to select all the fields and update them without calling out the field names. For example:

      rst.Open "Select * FROM BW_AUFTR_KTXT", oADOConn, adOpenKeyset, adLockBatchOptimistic, adCmdText
      rst.AddNew Array(test1,test2,test3)
      rst.Update

Thanks, Joel
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arnoldCommented:
The only time you can is when you include all columns in the correct order
If you use a cursor to go through your response, in defining the cursor you can specify which columns are updateable.

I am unclear what it is you are doing, it seems less as an update and more as though you are overwriting the contents of response without seemingly a reason.
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Genius123Author Commented:
Thanks for your response.  What I am trying to do is create a record with a set of known values.  So lets say the table fields are as such:

ID (autonumber)
East
West
North
South

I will create a record and just assign the same values each time like:

ID (autonumber)
East = 1
West = 2
North  = 3
South = 4

I know this might not make sense, but I'm just giving a simple example.  The table actually has about 100 fields.

Thanks.
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arnoldCommented:
You have to make sure the table column definitions allow nulls, you would then specify the columns to which the data you are adding will correspond the remaining cells will eighter be the default or null depending on your table definition.

Note that you should not include the Id(autonumber)
rst.AddNew Array("ID","LFD_NR", "TEXT_ID", "DRUCK_KZ", "MOD", "BEZ"), Array(Item.UserProperties("CSIOrderNo1").value, "45", "45", "X", "0", "LIFT GATE REQUEST")
      rst.Update

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The order of the declared columns is how the values you are adding are referenced.

A table of 100 columns begs for normalization into sub tables.
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Genius123Author Commented:
Can you do something like this?

rst.AddNew Array(*), Array(1,2,3,4)
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Jim HornMicrosoft SQL Server Developer, Architect, and AuthorCommented:
As an aside, instead of a SELECT * recordset is there any chance you can create an UPDATE statement, then execute that as a command?  That would save you the overhead of loading the entire recordset.
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arnoldCommented:
No, there is no way to which columns the 1,2,3,4 belong.
you have to define the columns
rst.AddNew Array ("East","West","North","South"), Array(1,2,3,4)

The other way is to use the fields properies to set the column and assign the value.
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Genius123Author Commented:
Thanks for the help.  I putting down that the solution is that there is no solution to my question.
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arnoldCommented:
Depending on what you trying to do, there are different more efficient ways to load data.

If the answer does not answer you might want to rephrase it to have others look at it and see whether there is a different way to achieve what you want.
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