I'm new to Python and I'm trying to do some database work with MS Access, but I can't seem to get around a "datatype mismatch error". Here's an example table that I'm working with...
ID name dept
1 steve acct
2 mike acct
3 george payroll
4 frank payroll
>>> import win32com.client
>>> engine = win32com.client.Dispatch("DAO.DBEngine.36")
>>> db = engine.OpenDatabase(r"c:\python-access\db4.mdb")
>>> rs3 = db.OpenRecordset("work")
>>>rs3 = db.OpenRecordset("select * from work where ID = 3 ")
>>>dept = rs3.Fields("dept")
>>>print dept
payroll
The above does exactly what I want, except I'd like to use a variable instead of the number 3. When I try I get the following...
>>>idnum = 3
>>>rs3 = db.OpenRecordset("select * from work where ID = '%i'" %(idnum))
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<interactive input>", line 1, in ?
File "win32com\gen_py\00025E01-0000-0000-C000-000000000046x0x5x0.py", line 508, in OpenRecordset
ret = self._oleobj_.InvokeTypes(1610809383, LCID, 1, (9, 0), ((8, 1), (12, 17), (12, 17), (12, 17)),Name, Type, Options, LockEdit)com_error: (-2147352567, 'Exception occurred.', (0, 'DAO.Database', 'Data type mismatch in criteria expression.', 'jeterr40.chm', 5003464, -2146824824), None)
The data type for the ID field in the table is "number" so why am I recieving the datatype mismatch error? I'd really appreciate some help, if anyone has any suggestions. Thanks!
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