Option Explicit
Const DSN = "Driver={MySQL ODBC 3.51 Driver};Uid=root;Pwd=*****;Server=localhost;Database=test;OPTION=1 + 2 + 8 + 32 + 16384 + 8388608"

Const adOpenForwardOnly = 0
Const adOpenKeyset = 1
Const adOpenDynamic = 2
Const adOpenStatic = 3
Const adOpenUnspecified = -1

Const adUseNone = 1
Const adUseServer = 2
Const adUseClient = 3

Const adLockReadOnly = 1
Const adLockPessimistic = 2
Const adLockOptimistic = 3

'---- ParameterDirectionEnum Values ----
Const adParamUnknown = &H0000
Const adParamInput = &H0001
Const adParamOutput = &H0002
Const adParamInputOutput = &H0003
Const adParamReturnValue = &H0004

'---- CommandTypeEnum Values ----
Const adCmdUnknown = &H0008
Const adCmdText = &H0001
Const adCmdTable = &H0002
Const adCmdStoredProc = &H0004
Const adCmdFile = &H0100
Const adCmdTableDirect = &H0200

Const adInteger=3
Const adDate=7
Const adVarChar=200


Dim cnxDatabase
Dim strSQL

' connecting database
Set cnxDatabase = CreateObject("ADODB.Connection")
cnxDatabase.Open(DSN)

cnxDatabase.Execute "drop table if exists bug29416"
cnxDatabase.Execute "create table bug29416(x SERIAL, VCField VARCHAR(30) DEFAULT NULL, DtField DATE)"

' querying data
strSQL = "SELECT * FROM bug29416"

Dim rs
Set rs = CreateObject("ADODB.Recordset")
With rs
    .ActiveConnection = cnxDatabase
    .LockType = adLockOptimistic '3
    .CursorType = 2 'adOpenStatic 3, adOpenKeyset   1, 2 adOpenDynamic
    .CursorLocation = 3 '3 adUseClient '1 adUseServer
    .Open(strSQL)
End With
rs.AddNew
rs("x") = 0
rs("VCField") = "Test"
rs("DtField") = date 'FORMAT(date,"YYYY-MM-DD")
rs.Update
rs.Close
WScript.Echo ("Done 1")
Set rs = Nothing

Dim rs1
Set rs1 = CreateObject("ADODB.Recordset")
With rs1
    .ActiveConnection = cnxDatabase
    .LockType = adLockOptimistic '3
    .CursorType = 2 'adOpenStatic 3, adOpenKeyset   1, 2 adOpenDynamic
    .CursorLocation = 3 '3 adUseClient '1 adUseServer
    .Properties("Update Criteria").Value = 0
    .Open(strSQL)
End With
rs1("VCField") = "Johnny"
rs1.Update
rs1.Close
WScript.Echo ("Done 2")

cnxDatabase.Execute "drop table if exists bug29416"
Set rs1 = Nothing
Set cnxDatabase = Nothing