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ADO State Property


Connection Object Reference Complete Connection Object Reference

The State property returns a value that describes if the object is open, closed, connecting, executing or retrieving data. The value returns an ObjectStateEnum value. Default is adStateClosed.

This property can be used with the Command, Connection, Record, Recordset, and Stream object.

The State property can have a combination of values. If a statement is executing, this property will have a combined value of adStateOpen and adStateExecuting.

Syntax

object.State

Example

For a Command object:

<%
set conn=Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Connection")
conn.Provider="Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0"
conn.Open "c:/webdata/northwind.mdb"
set comm=Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Command")
response.write(comm.State)
conn.close
%>

For a Connection object:

<%
set conn=Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Connection")
conn.Provider="Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0"
conn.Open "c:/webdata/northwind.mdb"
response.write(conn.State)
conn.close
%>


ObjectStateEnum Values

Specifies whether an object is open or closed, connecting to a data source, executing a command, or retrieving data.

Constant Value Description
adStateClosed 0 The object is closed
adStateOpen 1 The object is open
adStateConnecting 2 The object is connecting
adStateExecuting 4 The object is executing a command
adStateFetching 8 The rows of the object are being retrieved


Connection Object Reference Complete Connection Object Reference


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