vba ActiveX can't create odbc.connection object

Question

I'm trying to create ODBC connection in order to be able to perform a simple sql query on one of the tables from my SQL DB.

Below is my code and I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong but I keep getting ActiveX can't create an object error and the following line is highlighted: Set con = CreateObject("ODBC.Connection") .

Private Sub findBtn_Click()

    Dim s
    Dim con As Object 'OdbcConnection
    Dim strCon
    Dim rsSearch
    Dim strSql
    Dim mystring As String
    Dim cmd 'As OdbcCommand

    s = Me.findTxt

    mystring = "Select * from CUSTOMER where CUSTOMER.FORENAME1 like '%" & s &   "%';"

    Set con = CreateObject("ODBC.Connection")

    con.Open "ODBC;Driver={SQL Server};" & _
    "Server=localhost;" & _
    "Database=Customers23;" & _
    "UID=admin;" & _
    "PWD=admin;"

    Set cmd = CreateObject("ODBC.Command")
    cmd = mystring
    Me.resTxt = "Connected!"
    MsgBox ("Connected")

End Sub

Answer 1

Try to replace ODBC.Connection with ADODB.Connection.

Same with ODBC.Command

You can find an example here How do I setup an ADODB connection to SQL Server 2008 in Microsoft Access 2010?

Also see that link on how to use the Command object.