VBA Code to List Objects in Access Database

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VBA Functions to List Access Database ObjectsOn this page are VBA functions that list the tables, queries, forms and reports in the current database.

DMW uses these functions during the development phases of Access 2003 and Access 2007 databases.

To include any one of these functions in your database, copy and paste it into a module in the Visual BasicEditor of that database.

If you receive an error message, and assuming the rest of your code compiles without error, then most likelythe error is due to a missing or faulty reference. So check the references, make any adjustments andrecompile.

Each of these functions is intended for use in the Immediate Window of the Visual Basic Editoroutputs whereit will ouput its list of objects.

VBA Function to List All Tables—dmwListAllTables()

This function lists all the tables in the database in which you execute it.

Function dmwListAllTables() As String1. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~2. Dim tbl As AccessObject, db As Object3. Dim strMsg As String4.

5. On Error GoTo Error_Handler6.

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7. Set dB = Application.CurrentData8. For Each tbl In db.AllTables9. Debug.Print tbl.Name10. Next tbl11.

12. strMsg = " -- Tables listing complete -- "13.

14. Procedure_Done:15. dmwListAllTables = strMsg16. Exit Function17.

18. Error_Handler:19. strMsg = Err.Number & " " & Err.Description20. Resume Procedure_Done21.

22. End Function23.

To Execute the VBA Code

To run the code, input ?dmwListAllTables() into the Immediate Window and press Enter.

Comments

Note that the list of tables that dmwListAllTables() generates includes the names of system tables that areusually hidden from the database user's view. Such tables have names beginning with 'MSys'.

VBA Function to Exclude System Tables—dmwListAllTablesNotMSys()

This function lists the tables in your database but in so doing excludes from the list the names of databasesystems tables - those tables beginning 'MSys'.

The difference in code between dmwListAllTablesNotMSys() and dmwListAllTables() is within theFor…Next Loop that starts at line nine.

Function dmwListAllTablesNotMSys() As String1. '~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~2. Dim tbl As AccessObject, dB As Object3. Dim strMsg As String4.


7. Set dB = Application.CurrentData8. For Each tbl In db.AllTables9. If Not Left(tbl.Name, 4) = "MSys" Then10.


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Debug.Print tbl.Name11. End If12. Next tbl13.

14. strMsg = " -- Tables listing complete -- "15.

16. Procedure_Done:17. dmwListAllTablesNotMSys = strMsg18. Exit Function19.


24. End Function25.


To run the code, input ?dmwListAllTablesNotMSys() into the Immediate Window and press Enter.

VBA Function to List All Queries—dmwListAllQueries()

This function lists all the queries in the database in which you execute it.

Function dmwListAllQueries() As String1. '~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~2. Dim strMsg As String3. Dim qry As AccessObject, dB As Object4.


7. Set dB = Application.CurrentData8. For Each qry In db.AllQueries9. Debug.Print qry.Name10. Next qry11.

12. strMsg = " -- Queries listing complete -- "13.

14. Procedure_Done:15. dmwListAllQueries = strMsg16. Exit Function17.


22.


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End Function23.


To run the code, input ?dmwListAllQueries() into the Immediate Window and press Enter.

VBA Function to List All Forms—dmwListAllForms()

This function lists all the forms in the database in which you execute it.

Function dmwListAllForms() As String1. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~2. Dim strMsg As String3. Dim frm As AccessObject, dB As Object4.


7. Set dB = Application.CurrentProject8. For Each frm In db.AllForms9. Debug.Print frm.Name10. Next frm11.

12. strMsg = " -- Forms listing complete -- "13.

14. Procedure_Done:15. dmwListAllForms = strMsg16. Exit Function17.


22. End Function23.


To run the code, input ?dmwListAllForms() into the Immediate Window and press Enter.

VBA Function to List All Reports—dmwListAllReports()

This function lists all the reports in the database in which you execute it.

Function dmwListAllReports() As String1. '~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~2. Dim strMsg As String3.


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Dim rpt As AccessObject, dB As Object4. 5.

On Error GoTo Error_Handler6. 7.

Set dB = Application.CurrentProject8. For Each rpt In dB.AllReports9. Debug.Print rpt.Name10. Next rpt11.

12. strMsg = " -- Reports listing complete -- "13.

14. Procedure_Done:15. dmwListAllReports = strMsg16. Exit Function17.


22. End Function23.


To run the code, input ?dmwListAllReports() into the Immediate Window and press Enter.

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