Option Explicit
Const DSN = "Driver={MySQL ODBC 5.1 Driver};Uid=root;Pwd=*****;Server=localhost;Database=test;OPTION="

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
DIM i

' connecting database
Set cnxDatabase = CreateObject("ADODB.Connection")
cnxDatabase.Open(DSN)
Wscript.Echo "Connected"
cnxDatabase.Execute("USE test")
cnxDatabase.Execute("DROP TABLE IF EXISTS `bug35565`")
cnxDatabase.Execute("create table bug35565(`Name` VARCHAR(16) NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY, `Something` VARCHAR(45));")
cnxDatabase.Execute("INSERT INTO bug35565 VALUES('Louis', 'Testje');")
' querying data
strSQL = "SELECT * FROM bug35565"

Dim rs
Set rs = CreateObject("ADODB.Recordset")
With rs
    .ActiveConnection = cnxDatabase
    .LockType = 3
    .CursorType = 0
    .CursorLocation = adUseClient
    .Open(strSQL)
End With
Wscript.Echo "rs opened"
rs.MoveFirst
rs("Something") = "This should work too"
rs.Update


rs.Close
Set rs = Nothing
Set cnxDatabase = Nothing