Code To Loop Through and Edit Recordsets - ms-access

Question

I have found how to loop through recordsets with the following link:
Code to loop through all records in MS Access
However, I want to know if it is possible if I can remove a record from the recordset if it doesn't meet criteria that I specify in the loop.
EDIT
I am now getting an error with the following code:
Dim db As DAO.Database
Dim rs As DAO.Recordset
Set db = CurrentDb
Set rs = db.OpenRecordset("fieldHistory", dbOpenTable)
where fieldHistory is the name of the query recordset I want to open. Why am I getting this error? The last line of code there is the source of the error and Access simply states "Invalid operation"

Answer 1

Yes, you can use the DAO recordset's Delete method to delete the current record. This example will delete rows where the fname value is "xxx".
Public Sub DeleteRecordsetRow()
Dim db As DAO.Database
Dim rs As DAO.Recordset
Set db = CurrentDb
Set rs = db.OpenRecordset("tblDiscardMe", dbOpenTable)
Do While Not rs.EOF
If rs!fname = "xxx" Then
rs.Delete
'* the next line would trigger *'
'* error 3167: "Record is deleted." *'
''Debug.Print rs!fname
End If
rs.MoveNext
Loop
rs.Close
Set rs = Nothing
Set db = Nothing
End Sub
Notice that immediately after rs.Delete (i.e. before MoveNext), the deleted row is still "current", but you can't access its values. You can uncomment the Debug.Print line to examine this further.
Edit:
Since your record source is a query rather than a table, try this to narrow down the reason you're getting an error with OpenRecordset.
Public Sub foo20110527a()
Dim db As DAO.Database
Dim rs As DAO.Recordset
Set db = CurrentDb
Set rs = db.OpenRecordset("fieldHistory")
If Not (rs.BOF And rs.EOF) Then
rs.MoveLast
MsgBox "RecordCount: " & rs.RecordCount
Else
MsgBox "No records"
End If
rs.Close
Set rs = Nothing
Set db = Nothing
End Sub

Answer 2

Since you used English (rather than English-like technical terms), your intent isn't very clear. You ask if you can "...remove a record...", which can mean either that you want to Delete it (in which case you already have a good answer form HansUp), or that you want to filter it out so that you don't see it, while leaving it in the underlying database.
If your intent is the latter (filtering), you have two choices:
Use a SQL statement with a WHERE clause in the original OpenRecordset call.
Use the Recordset's .Filter property before you enter the loop.
Access comes with adequate (if not stellar) Help on either topic.