Using VBA to link PPT to an ACCESS database
Option Explicit
Sub GetInfoFromDB()
Dim Cn As New ADODB.Connection
Dim rec As New ADODB.Recordset
Dim strOut As String
With Cn
.ConnectionString = "Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;Data " _
& " Source=W:\YourAccessDataBAse.mdb;" _
& "Persist Security Info=False;"
.CursorLocation = adUseClient
.Open
End With
With rec
.Open "SELECT DISTINCT COUNTY " & vbNewLine _
& " FROM COP " & vbNewLine _
& " WHERE (COUNTY < 'BOONE') " & vbNewLine _
& " ORDER BY COUNTY", Cn
Do While Not .EOF
If Len(strOut) = 0 Then
strOut = !COUNTY.Value
Else
strOut = strOut & vbNewLine & !COUNTY.Value
End If
.MoveNext
Loop
.Close
End With
Set rec = Nothing
Cn.Close
Set Cn = Nothing
MsgBox strOut
End Sub