Read and write to an access database using Javascript

Question

first I want to mention that I am aware that in web interaction with databases should
always be with server side languages due to security reasons and for the fact that

Answer 1

First, make sure that '/\' and '\' (in connection string) is just a typo in SO.

Second, here is a version of Delete command:

function DeleteRecord() {
var adoConn = new ActiveXObject("ADODB.Connection");
var adoCmd = new ActiveXObject("ADODB.Command");

adoConn.Open("Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source='\\dbName.mdb'");
adoCmd.ActiveConnection = adoConn;
adoCmd.CommandText = "Delete * From tblName Where FieldName = 'Quentin'";
adoCmd.Execute();

adoConn.Close();
}

And, Edit command (without looping -> updates all [matching] records):

function EditRecord() {
var adoConn = new ActiveXObject("ADODB.Connection");
var adoCmd = new ActiveXObject("ADODB.Command");

adoConn.Open("Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source='\\dbName.mdb'");
adoCmd.ActiveConnection = adoConn;
adoCmd.CommandText = "Update tblName Set FieldName = 'New Value' Where FieldName = 'Quentin'";
adoCmd.Execute();

adoConn.Close();
}  

Please note, I have not tested this (do not have Access right now), so there might be some syntax bugs...

Hope it works and helps.

Answer 2

    function loadDB() {

    var connection = new ActiveXObject("ADODB.Connection");
    var connectionstring = "Data Source=.;Initial Catalog=EmpDetail;Persist Security Info=True;User ID=sa;Password=Micr0s0ft;Provider=SQLOLEDB";
    connection.Open(connectionstring);

    var rs = new ActiveXObject("ADODB.Recordset");
    rs.Open("select * from emp", connection);
    rs.MoveFirst();

    var span = document.createElement("span");

    span.style.color = "Blue";

    span.innerText = "  ID " + "  Name " + "   Salary";

    document.body.appendChild(span);

    while (!rs.eof){

        var span = document.createElement("span");
        span.style.color = "green";

        span.innerText = "\n " + rs.fields(0) + " |  " + rs.fields(1) + " |  " + rs.fields(2);

        document.body.appendChild(span);

        rs.MoveNext();
    }
    rs.close();
    connection.close();
}