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Function to Retrieve the Precision and Scale Property for Decimal Data Type

The uniqueness of decimal data type in Access are the existing properties named Precision and Scale. Precision property refers to the maximum number of digits in a number. Meanwhile, Scale property is the number of digits to the right of the decimal point in a number. Say for example, 123.45 has a precision of 5 and a scale of 2.

Get Connection String to Access ADO Database

Besides using DAO, a connection string to a database using ADO can also be set. In ADO connection string, we use at least four constants to be set to specify the connection string. They are constStrProvider,constStrDataSource, constStrUserId, and constStrPassword. The constStrProvider Const specifies database provider to be employed, for example: the provider for MS Access database is Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0. The constStrDataSource Const refers to the database file path. The constStrUserId Const refers to user identity, if the database use access level. If the connection string has a password, then the constStrPassword Const must also be set.