i have created a customer table containing name and ID in datsbase and i want if i type in the customers ID number lets say in a textbox, (1)it should check the database to see if the ID exist and (2)then call up the corresponding name with that ID and display it in a label button>>>please reply my threads...its urgentchecking h

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Hello,
Kindly submit your code so that we can see where you got stuck
Example:

private sub Command1_Click()
dim rs as Object,DB as object
    SET rs=CreateObject("ADODB.Recordset")
    set DB=CreateObject("ADODB.Connection")
    DB.OPEN "Connection_string_to_data_base{replace with}"
    sql="SELECT *FROM `table_name` WHERE Id_column=" & val(text1.text)
   set rs=db.execute(sql)
    if rs.bof and rs.eof then
        msgbox "your record search criteria falied/record with provided id not found"
        DB.close
        rs.close
        exit sub
    end if
    label1.caption=rs.fields("culumn_to_get_name").value
    msgbox "We found you record....Thank you"
end sub
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