ADO Seek Method

The Seek method searches the index of a Recordset to find a record that matchesthe values specified in the keyvalues parameter. If there is a match, the pointer will point tothe record specified by the seekoption parameter. If there is no match, the record pointer will be placed at the end of theRecordset."

Syntax

recordsetobj.Seek keyvalues,seekoption
Parameter Description
keyvalues Required. An array of values to compare with the values in each column 
seekoption Required. A SeekEnum value that specifies the type of seek

SeekEnum Values

Constant Value Description
adSeekFirstEQ 1 Seeks the first key equal to keyvalues
adSeekLastEQ 2 Seeks the last key equal to keyvalues
adSeekAfterEQ 4 Seeks either a key equal to keyvalues or just after where that match would have occurred
adSeekAfter 8 Seeks a key just after where a match with keyvalues would have occurred
adSeekBeforeEQ 16 Seeks either a key equal to keyvalues or just before where that match would have occurred
adSeekBefore 32 Seeks a key just before where a match with keyvalues would have occurred

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