Find Method Example (JScript)

This example uses the Recordset object's Find method to locate and display the companies in the Northwind database whose name begins with the letter G. Cut and paste the following code to Notepad or another text editor, and save it as FindJS.asp.
<!-- BeginFindJS -->
<%@  Language=JavaScript %>
<%// use this meta tag instead of adojavas.inc%>
<!--METADATA TYPE="typelib" uuid="00000205-0000-0010-8000-00AA006D2EA4" -->

<html>

<head>
<title>ADO Recordset.Find Example</title>
<style>
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BODY {
   font-family: 'Verdana','Arial','Helvetica',sans-serif;
   BACKGROUND-COLOR:white;
   COLOR:black;
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.thead {
   background-color: #008080; 
   font-family: 'Verdana','Arial','Helvetica',sans-serif; 
   font-size: x-small;
   color: white;
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.thead2 {
   background-color: #800000; 
   font-family: 'Verdana','Arial','Helvetica',sans-serif; 
   font-size: x-small;
   color: white;
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.tbody { 
   text-align: center;
   background-color: #f7efde;
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   font-size: x-small;
    }
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</style>
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<body bgcolor="white">

<h1>ADO Recordset.Find Example</h1>
<%
   // connection and recordset variables
   var Cnxn = Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Connection");
   var strCnxn = "Provider=sqloledb;Data Source=" + Request.ServerVariables("SERVER_NAME") + ";" +
   "Initial Catalog=Northwind;User Id=sa;Password=;"
   var rsCustomers = Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Recordset");
      // display string
   var strMessage;   
   var strFind;
      // open connection
   Cnxn.Open(strCnxn);
   
      //create recordset using object refs
   SQLCustomers = "select * from Customers;";
   
   rsCustomers.ActiveConnection = Cnxn;
   rsCustomers.CursorLocation = adUseClient;
   rsCustomers.CursorType = adOpenKeyset;
   rsCustomers.LockType = adLockOptimistic;
   rsCustomers.Source = SQLCustomers;
   
   rsCustomers.Open();
   rsCustomers.MoveFirst();
   
      //find criteria
   strFind = "CompanyName like 'g%'"
   rsCustomers.Find(strFind);
   
   if (rsCustomers.EOF) {
      Response.Write("No records matched ");
      Response.Write(SQLCustomers & "So cannot make table...");
      Cnxn.Close();
      Response.End();
   } else {
      Response.Write('<table width="100%" border="2">');
      Response.Write('<tr class="thead2">');
      // Put Headings On The Table for each Field Name
      for (thisField = 0; thisField < rsCustomers.Fields.Count; thisField++) {
         fieldObject = rsCustomers.Fields(thisField);
         Response.Write('<th width="' + Math.floor(100 / rsCustomers.Fields.Count) + '%">' + fieldObject.Name + "</th>");
      }
      Response.Write("</tr>");
      
      while (!rsCustomers.EOF) {
         Response.Write('<tr class="tbody">');
         for(thisField=0; thisField<rsCustomers.Fields.Count; thisField++) {
            fieldObject = rsCustomers.Fields(thisField);
            strField = fieldObject.Value;
            if (strField == null)
               strField = "-Null-";
            if (strField == "")
               strField = "";
            Response.Write("<td>" + strField + "</td>");
         }
         rsCustomers.Find(strFind, 1, adSearchForward)
         Response.Write("</tr>");
      }
      Response.Write("</table>");
   }
   
   rsCustomers.Close();
   Cnxn.Close();
%>

</body>

</html>
<!-- EndFindJS -->
Find Method Example (JScript)

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