Win32com ADO curiosity #1: MoveNext

[Steve Holden]

mksql at my-deja.com wrote:
> 
> In the following code (rs refers to an ADO recordset already created):
> 
>     print rs.Fields(1).Value
>     rs.MoveNext
>     print rs.Fields(1).Value
> 
> prints the same record twice, while:
> 
>     print rs.Fields(1).Value
>     rs.MoveNext()
>     print rs.Fields(1).Value
> 
> prints 2 records, as expected.
> 
> Why does MoveNext require the () ? The ADO object model does not
> specify parameters for MoveNext, MoveFirst, etc.
> 
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> Before you buy.

The MoveNext procedure has to be called, not referred to.  Unlike VBScript,
Python required the parentheses even when no parameters are passed into
the call.

regards
 Steve
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