How to Transfer VBA UserForm Data To Access Database? - vba

Question

I have created a user form in excel to save my records in a sheets like sheet1.
But after few days working with this UserForm, it is now goes slower, because of heavy data saving in sheet1.
Now I want to save all records to a database and want to keep clean my sheet1.
So I can work on my UserForm easily or without any delay. Also wants updates my record by calling it via serial numbers.
but I don't want to keep any record in my sheet1.
my little code is below: -
Sub cmdAdd_Click()
On Error GoTo ErrOccured
BlnVal = 0
If BlnVal = 0 Then Exit Sub
With Application
.ScreenUpdating = False
.EnableEvents = False
End With
Dim txtId, txtName, GenderValue, txtLocation, txtCNum, txtEAddr, txtRemarks
Dim iCnt As Integer
iCnt = fn_LastRow(Sheets("Data")) + 1
If frmData.obMale = True Then
GenderValue = "Male"
Else
GenderValue = "Female"
End If
With Sheets("Data")
.Cells(iCnt, 1) = iCnt - 1
.Cells(iCnt, 2) = frmData.txtName
.Cells(iCnt, 3) = GenderValue
.Cells(iCnt, 4) = frmData.txtLocation.Value
.Cells(iCnt, 5) = frmData.txtEAddr
.Cells(iCnt, 6) = frmData.txtCNum
.Cells(iCnt, 7) = frmData.txtRemarks
.Columns("A:G").Columns.AutoFit
.Range("A1:G1").Font.Bold = True
.Range("A1:G1").LineStyle = xlDash
End If
End With
Dim IdVal As Integer
IdVal = fn_LastRow(Sheets("Data"))
frmData.txtId = IdVal
ErrOccured:
'TurnOn screen updating
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
Application.EnableEvents = True
End Sub
I will always be grateful to you.

Answer 1

Then, please try the next way. I will try creating of the necessary DB, table and fields using Excel VBA, too:
Copy the next piece of code which will create an empty DB, on the path you want:
Sub CreateEmptyDB()
Dim strPath As String, objAccess As Object
strPath = "C:\Your path\testDB"
Set objAccess = CreateObject("Access.Application")
Call objAccess.NewCurrentDatabase(strPath)
objAccess.Quit
End Sub
Programatically create the necessary table with its fields (`Start Date' added only to see how this type of data is handled...):
Sub createTableFields()
'It needs a reference to `Microsoft ActiveX Data Objects 2.x Library` (x = 2 to 9)
Dim Catalog As Object, cn As ADODB.Connection
Dim dbPath As String, scn As String, strTable As String
dbPath = "C:\Teste VBA Excel\testAccess\testDB.accdb"
strTable = "MySpecial_Table"
scn = "Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;Data Source=" & dbPath & ";"
Set Catalog = CreateObject("ADOX.Catalog")
Set cn = New ADODB.Connection
With cn
.Open scn
.Execute "CREATE TABLE " & strTable & " ([Name] text(255) WITH " & _
"Compression, " & "[Gender] text(255) WITH Compression, " & _
"[Location] text(255) WITH Compression, " & _
"[Address] text(255) WITH Compression, " & _
"[Number] number, " & _
"[Remarks] text(255) WITH Compression, " & _
"[Start Date] datetime)"
End With
cn.Close
End Sub
Add records to the newly created DB/Table:
Sub FillDataInDB()
'It needs a reference to `Microsoft ActiveX Data Objects 2.x Library` (x = 2 to 9)
Dim AccessDB As String, strTable As String, sql As String
Dim con As ADODB.Connection, rs As ADODB.Recordset, lastNo As Long
AccessDB = "C:\Teste VBA Excel\testAccess\testDB.accdb"
strTable = "MySpecial_Table"
Set con = CreateObject("ADODB.connection")
con.Open "Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;Data Source=" & AccessDB
sql = "SELECT * FROM " & strTable
Set rs = CreateObject("ADODB.Recordset")
rs.CursorType = 1 'adOpenKeyset on early binding
rs.LockType = 3 'adLockOptimistic on early binding
rs.Open sql, con
If rs.RecordCount = 0 Then
lastNo = 0 'when no records in the table
Else
rs.MoveLast: lastNo = rs("Number") 'the last recorded value
End If
rs.AddNew
rs("Name") = "Test name" 'frmData.txtName
rs("Gender") = "Test gender" 'GenderValue
rs("Location") = "Test Location" 'frmData.txtLocation.Value
rs("Address") = "Test Address" 'frmData.txtEAddr
rs("Number") = IIf(lastNo = 0, 100, lastNo + 1) 'auto incrementing against the last value
'but starting from 100
'you can use frmData.txtCNum
rs("Remarks") = "Remarkable table..." 'frmData.txtRemarks
rs("Start Date") = Date
rs.Update
rs.Close: con.Close
Set rs = Nothing: Set con = Nothing
End Sub
Run the first two pieces of code in consecutive order (only once) and then start playing with the third one...
You can read the newly created DB Table (returning in an Excel sheet) in this way:
Sub ADO_Connection_ReadTable()
Dim conn As New Connection, rec As New Recordset, sh As Worksheet
Dim AccessDB As String, connString, query As String, strTable As String
AccessDB = "C:\Teste VBA Excel\testAccess\testDB.accdb"
strTable = "MySpecial_Table"
Set sh = ActiveSheet 'use here the sheet you want
connString = "Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;Data Source=" & AccessDB
conn.Open connString
query = "SELECT * from " & strTable & ";"
rec.Open query, conn
'return in the sheet
sh.cells.ClearContents
'getting data from the recordset if any and returning some in columns A:B:
If (rec.RecordCount <> 0) Then
Do While Not rec.EOF
With sh.Range("A" & sh.cells(Rows.count, 1).End(xlUp).row).Offset(1, 0)
.Value2 = rec.fields(0).Value
.Offset(0, 1).Value2 = rec.fields(3)
End With
rec.MoveNext
Loop
End If
rec.Close: conn.Close
End Sub
You can use a query to return specific data according to a specific table field. You can find plenty of examples on the internet.
I tried also showing how to handle an automate recording for the 'Number' field. Of course, if you are able to keep track of it in a different way, you can record it as you need/wont.
Please, test the above code(s) and send some feedback. You can use the DB path as a Private constant at the module level and much other ways to optimize the code. It is just a minimum workable solution only showing the way... :)