AddNew Method Example (VBScript)

This example uses the AddNew method to create a new record with the specified name.
Use the following example in an Active Server Page (ASP). Use Find to locate the file Adovbs.inc and place it in the directory you plan to use. Cut and paste the following code to Notepad or another text editor, and save it as AddNewVBS.asp. You can view the result in any client browser.
To exercise the example, add a new record in the HTML form. Click Add New. See the Delete Method Example to remove unwanted records.
<!-- BeginAddNewVBS -->
<%@Language = VBScript %>
<%' use this meta tag instead of adovbs.inc%>
<!--METADATA TYPE="typelib" uuid="00000205-0000-0010-8000-00AA006D2EA4" -->
<HTML>
<HEAD>
    <TITLE>ADO AddNew Method (VBScript)</TITLE>
    <STYLE>
    <!--
    body {
       font-family: 'Verdana','Arial','Helvetica',sans-serif;
       BACKGROUND-COLOR:white;
       COLOR:black;
        }
    TH {
       background-color: #008080; 
       font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial',sans-serif; 
       font-size: xx-small;
       color: white;
       }
    TD { 
       text-align: center;
       background-color: #f7efde;
       font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial',sans-serif; 
       font-size: xx-small;
        }
    -->
    </STYLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY> 

<H1>ADO AddNew Method (VBScript)</H1>

<% ' to integrate/test this code replace the 
   ' Data Source value in the Connection string%>
<% 
    ' connection and recordset variables
    Dim Cnxn, strCnxn
    Dim rsCustomers, strSQLCustomers
    Dim fld, Err

    ' open connection
    Set Cnxn = Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Connection")
    strCnxn = "Provider='sqloledb';Data Source=" & _
            Request.ServerVariables("SERVER_NAME") & ";" & _
            "Integrated Security='SSPI';Initial Catalog='Northwind';"
    Cnxn.Open strCnxn
        
     ' create and open Recordset using object refs
    Set rsCustomers = Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Recordset")
    strSQLCustomers = "Customers"
    
    rsCustomers.ActiveConnection = Cnxn
    rsCustomers.CursorLocation = adUseClient
    rsCustomers.CursorType = adOpenKeyset
    rsCustomers.LockType = adLockOptimistic
    rsCustomers.Source = strSQLCustomers
    rsCustomers.Open

    'If this is first time page is open, Form collection
    'will be empty when data is entered. run AddNew method
    If Not IsEmpty(Request.Form) Then
        If Not Request.Form("CompanyName") = "" Then
            rsCustomers.AddNew
                rsCustomers("CustomerID") = Request.Form("CompanyID")
                rsCustomers("CompanyName") = Request.Form("CompanyName")
                rsCustomers("ContactName") = Request.Form("FirstName") & _
                    " " & Request.Form("LastName")
                rsCustomers("Phone") = Request.Form("PhoneNumber")
                rsCustomers("City") = Request.Form("City")
                rsCustomers("Region") = Request.Form("State")
            rsCustomers.Update
             ' check for errors
            If Cnxn.Errors.Count > 0 Then
                For Each Err In Cnxn.Errors
                    Response.Write("Error " & Err.SQLState & ": " & _
                        Err.Description & " | " & Err.NativeError)
                Next
            Cnxn.Errors.Clear
            rsCustomers.CancelUpdate
            End If
            'On Error GoTo 0
        rsCustomers.MoveFirst
        End If
    End If
%>

<TABLE COLSPAN="8" CELLPADDING=5 BORDER=1 ALIGN="center">
<!-- BEGIN column header row for Customer Table-->
    <TR>
        <TH>Customer ID</TH>
        <TH>Company Name</TH>
        <TH>Contact Name</TH>
        <TH>Phone Number</TH>
        <TH>City</TH>
        <TH>State/Province</TH>
        </TR>
        
    <% ' show the data
        Do Until rsCustomers.EOF
            Response.Write("<TR>")
            Response.Write("<TD>" & rsCustomers("CustomerID") & "</TD>")
            Response.Write("<TD>" & rsCustomers("CompanyName")& "</TD>")
            Response.Write("<TD>" & rsCustomers("ContactName") & "</TD>")
            Response.Write("<TD>" & rsCustomers("Phone") & "</TD>")
            Response.Write("<TD>" & rsCustomers("City") & "</TD>")
            Response.Write("<TD>" & rsCustomers("Region") & "</TD>")
            Response.Write("</TR>")
        rsCustomers.MoveNext 
        Loop 
    %>
</TABLE> 

<HR>

<!--
    Form to enter new record posts variables
    back to this page
-->
<FORM Method=post Action="AddNewVbs.asp" Name=Form>
    <TABLE>
        <TR>
            <TD>Company ID:</TD>
            <TD><INPUT Size="5" Name="CompanyID" maxLength=5  ></TD>
        </TR>
        <TR>
            <TD>Company Name:</TD>
            <TD><INPUT Size="50" Name="CompanyName" ></TD>
        </TR>
        <TR>
            <TD>Contact First Name:</TD>
            <TD><INPUT Size="50" Name="FirstName" ></TD>
        </TR>
        <TR>
            <TD>Contact Last Name:</TD>
            <TD><INPUT Size="50" Name="LastName" ></TD>
        </TR>
        <TR>
            <TD>Contact Phone:</TD>
            <TD><INPUT Size="50" Name="PhoneNumber" ></TD>
        </TR>
        <TR>
            <TD>City:</TD>
            <TD><INPUT Size="50" Name="City" ></TD>
        </TR>
        <TR>
            <TD>State / Province:</TD>
            <TD><INPUT Size="5" Name="State" ></TD>
        </TR>
        <TR>
            <TD Align="right"><INPUT Type="submit" Value="Add New"></TD>
            <TD Align="left"><INPUT Type="reset" Value="Reset Form"></TD>
        </TR>
    </TABLE>
</FORM>

<%
    ' show connection
    Response.Write("Following is the connection string: <br><br>")
    Response.Write(Cnxn)

    ' Clean up.
    If rsCustomers.State = adStateOpen then
       rsCustomers.Close
    End If
    If Cnxn.State = adStateOpen then
       Cnxn.Close
    End If
    Set rsCustomers=Nothing
    Set Cnxn=Nothing
    Set fld=Nothing
%>

<SCRIPT Language = "VBScript">
Sub Form_OnSubmit
   MsgBox "Sending New Record to Server",,"ADO-ASP _Example"
End Sub
</SCRIPT>
</BODY>
</HTML>
<!-- EndAddNewVBS -->
AddNew Method Example (VBScript)

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