Question

I have the following procedure call in VB6:

dim rs as adodb.command 
dim cnn as adodb.connection 

with rs
    set .activeconnection = cnn 
    .CommandType = adCmdStoredProc 
    .CommandText = "sp_qryUpdate" 
    .CommandTimeout = 0 
    .Parameters("@uidbatch").value = lngBatchID 
    .Execute , , adExecuteNoRecords 
end with 

I receive the error of,

Object variable or with block variable not set

The error is thrown after the .activeconnection is set

Any ideas what this means? The connection string I’m receiving is correct.

Answer 1

Strange, rs is normally used to indicate a record set rather than a command but to each their own, I guess.

I see some potential issues. I’m not entirely certain of the difference since my exposure to VB6 was pleasantly brief but all the code I did had:

dim rs as new adodb.recordset

in it (i.e., with the new keyword). That may be causing a problem.

I also assume you have some code between that second dim and the with, yes?

Because otherwise, you’re not actually opening a connection for use.

There’s some tutorial code here which may be of assistance. I’d say “Enjoy!” but I don’t think that’s an option 🙂