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# StringFormatEnum
Specifies the format when retrieving a [Recordset](../../../ado/reference/ado-api/recordset-object-ado.md) as a string.  
  
|Constant|Value|Description|  
|--------------|-----------|-----------------|  
|**adClipString**|2|Delimits rows by *RowDelimiter*, columns by *ColumnDelimiter*, and null values by *NullExpr*. These three parameters of the [GetString](../../../ado/reference/ado-api/getstring-method-ado.md) method are valid only with a *StringFormat* of **adClipString**.|  
  
## ADO/WFC Equivalent  
 Package: **com.ms.wfc.data**  
  
|Constant|  
|--------------|  
|AdoEnums.StringFormat.CLIPSTRING|  
  
## Applies To  
 [GetString Method (ADO)](../../../ado/reference/ado-api/getstring-method-ado.md)