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VBA Functions to List Access Database Objects

On 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 Basic
Editor of that database.
If you receive an error message, and assuming the rest of your code compiles without error, then most likely
the error is due to a missing or faulty reference. So check the references, make any adjustments and
recompile.
Each of these functions is intended for use in the Immediate Window of the Visual Basic Editoroutputs where
it will ouput its list of objects.

VBA Function to List All TablesdmwListAllTables()

This function lists all the tables in the database in which you execute it.
1. Function dmwListAllTables() As String
2. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
3. Dim tbl As AccessObject, db As Object
4. Dim strMsg As String
5.
6. On Error GoTo Error_Handler

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7.
8. Set dB = Application.CurrentData
9. For Each tbl In db.AllTables
10. Debug.Print tbl.Name
11. Next tbl
12.
13. strMsg = " -- Tables listing complete -- "
14.
15. Procedure_Done:
16. dmwListAllTables = strMsg
17. Exit Function
18.
19. Error_Handler:
20. strMsg = Err.Number & " " & Err.Description
21. Resume Procedure_Done
22.
23. End Function

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 are
usually 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 database
systems tables - those tables beginning 'MSys'.
The difference in code between dmwListAllTablesNotMSys() and dmwListAllTables() is within the
ForNext Loop that starts at line nine.
1. Function dmwListAllTablesNotMSys() As String
2. '~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
3. Dim tbl As AccessObject, dB As Object
4. Dim strMsg As String
5.
6. On Error GoTo Error_Handler
7.
8. Set dB = Application.CurrentData
9. For Each tbl In db.AllTables
10. If Not Left(tbl.Name, 4) = "MSys" Then

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11. Debug.Print tbl.Name

12. End If
13. Next tbl
14.
15. strMsg = " -- Tables listing complete -- "
16.
17. Procedure_Done:
18. dmwListAllTablesNotMSys = strMsg
19. Exit Function
20.
21. Error_Handler:
22. strMsg = Err.Number & " " & Err.Description
23. Resume Procedure_Done
24.
25. End Function

To Execute the VBA Code

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

VBA Function to List All QueriesdmwListAllQueries()

This function lists all the queries in the database in which you execute it.
1. Function dmwListAllQueries() As String
2. '~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
3. Dim strMsg As String
4. Dim qry As AccessObject, dB As Object
5.
6. On Error GoTo Error_Handler
7.
8. Set dB = Application.CurrentData
9. For Each qry In db.AllQueries
10. Debug.Print qry.Name
11. Next qry
12.
13. strMsg = " -- Queries listing complete -- "
14.
15. Procedure_Done:
16. dmwListAllQueries = strMsg
17. Exit Function
18.
19. Error_Handler:
20. strMsg = Err.Number & " " & Err.Description
21. Resume Procedure_Done
22.

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23. End Function

To Execute the VBA Code

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

VBA Function to List All FormsdmwListAllForms()

This function lists all the forms in the database in which you execute it.
1. Function dmwListAllForms() As String
2. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
3. Dim strMsg As String
4. Dim frm As AccessObject, dB As Object
5.
6. On Error GoTo Error_Handler
7.
8. Set dB = Application.CurrentProject
9. For Each frm In db.AllForms
10. Debug.Print frm.Name
11. Next frm
12.
13. strMsg = " -- Forms listing complete -- "
14.
15. Procedure_Done:
16. dmwListAllForms = strMsg
17. Exit Function
18.
19. Error_Handler:
20. strMsg = Err.Number & " " & Err.Description
21. Resume Procedure_Done
22.
23. End Function

To Execute the VBA Code

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

VBA Function to List All ReportsdmwListAllReports()

This function lists all the reports in the database in which you execute it.
1. Function dmwListAllReports() As String
2. '~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
3. Dim strMsg As String

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4. Dim rpt As AccessObject, dB As Object

5.
6. On Error GoTo Error_Handler
7.
8. Set dB = Application.CurrentProject
9. For Each rpt In dB.AllReports
10. Debug.Print rpt.Name
11. Next rpt
12.
13. strMsg = " -- Reports listing complete -- "
14.
15. Procedure_Done:
16. dmwListAllReports = strMsg
17. Exit Function
18.
19. Error_Handler:
20. strMsg = Err.Number & " " & Err.Description
21. Resume Procedure_Done
22.
23. End Function

To Execute the VBA Code

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

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