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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
%>
Example - 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 |
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