What are the best pratices on selecting single values from SQL Server tables (ADO) in VBA code in an Access Data Project
The command.execute method returns a ADODB.Recordset so a SQL SELECT statement can be executed and moving to the first record of the recordset to get the value. But seems a little extreme to lookup one value.
The DLoookup methods used for Access tables (DAO) are not available for ADO.
In .NET there is a sqlcommand.executescalar which returns a single object.
What is the recommended method to select a single value from a SQL table