Sets or returns a value that determines the records included in a subsequently opened Recordset object (Microsoft Jet workspaces only).

Settings and Return Values

The setting or return value is a String data type that contains the WHERE clause of an SQL statement without the reserved word WHERE.

Remarks

Use the Filter property to apply a filter to a dynaset-, snapshot-, or forward-only–type Recordset object.

You can use the Filter property to restrict the records returned from an existing object when a new Recordset object is opened based on an existing Recordset object.

In many cases, it's faster to open a new Recordset object by using an SQL statement that includes a WHERE clause.

Use the U.S. date format (month-day-year) when you filter fields containing dates, even if you're not using the U.S. version of the Microsoft Jet database engine (in which case you must assemble any dates by concatenating strings, for example, strMonth & "-" & strDay & "-" & strYear). Otherwise, the data may not be filtered as you expect.

If you set the property to a string concatenated with a non-integer value, and the system parameters specify a non-U.S. decimal character such as a comma (for example, strFilter = "PRICE > " & lngPrice, and lngPrice = 125,50), an error occurs when you try to open the next Recordset. This is because during concatenation, the number will be converted to a string using your system's default decimal character, and Microsoft Jet SQL only accepts U.S. decimal characters.