adding a field to a table

How do I add a new field to a table. the code below gives a type mismatch
error

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Dim db As DAO.Database
Dim rs As DAO.Recordset

Set db = CurrentDb
Set rs = db.OpenRecordset("mytable", dbOpenDynaset)

rs.Fields.Append "test", adChar

To append a field to a table, add it to the TableDef, not to a Recordset.

Dim db As DAO.Database
Dim tdf As TableDef
Dim fld As DAO.Field

Set db = CurrentDb()
Set tdf = db.TableDefs("MyTable")
Set fld = tdf.CreateField("MyField, dbText)
tdf.Fields.Append fld

For the field type, make sure you use the DAO constants, not the ADOX
constants.
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> How do I add a new field to a table. the code below gives a type mismatch
> error
>
> ---------------
> Dim db As DAO.Database
> Dim rs As DAO.Recordset
>
> Set db = CurrentDb
> Set rs = db.OpenRecordset("mytable", dbOpenDynaset)
>
> rs.Fields.Append "test", adChar[/color]