Listing 6: Accessing Data Without Connection and Command Objects

' Declare connection string variable
Dim csSqlServer

' Declare command text variable
Dim ctContacts

' Declare recordset variable
Dim rsContacts

' Declare argument constants
Const adPersistXML = 1
Const adStateOpen = 1

' Define connection string
csSqlServer = "Provider='sqloledb';Data Source='ws04';" & _
  "Integrated Security='SSPI';Initial Catalog='AdventureWorks';"

' Define the command text
ctContacts = "SELECT TOP 10 FirstName, LastName FROM Person.Contact"

' Create and populate recordset object
Set rsContacts = CreateObject("ADODB.Recordset")
rsContacts.Open ctContacts, csSqlServer

' Save data to XML file
rsContacts.Save "C:\Info\SqlServerContacts.xml", adPersistXML

' Clean up
If rsContacts.State = adStateOpen then
  rsContacts.Close
End If

Set csSqlServer = Nothing
Set ctContacts = Nothing
Set rsContacts = Nothing