Tuesday 26 June 2012

Ex3: VBA - Show the columns in a table using ADOX

Show the columns in a table, and optionally their properties

Function ShowPropsADOX(strTable As String, Optional bShowPropertiesToo As Boolean)
    'Purpose:   Show the columns in a table, and optionally their properties, using ADOX.
    Dim cat As New ADOX.Catalog 'Root object of ADOX.
    Dim tbl As ADOX.Table       'Each Table in Tables.
    Dim col As ADOX.Column      'Each Column in the Table.
    Dim prp As ADOX.Property
    
    'Point the catalog to the current project's connection.
    Set cat.ActiveConnection = CurrentProject.Connection
    Set tbl = cat.Tables(strTable)
    
    For Each col In tbl.Columns
        Debug.Print col.Name        ', col.Properties("Fixed length"), col.Type
        If bShowPropertiesToo Then
            For Each prp In col.Properties
                Debug.Print , prp.Name, prp.Type, prp.Value
            Next
            Debug.Print "--------------------------------"
            'Stop
        End If
    Next
    
    'Clean up
    Set prp = Nothing
    Set col = Nothing
    Set tbl = Nothing
    Set cat = Nothing
End Function

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