Class: AccessAutomation in Category Microsoft Access : Automation from Total Visual SourceBook

Working with the Microsoft Access Object Model through Automation using VBA and VB6.

Most of the functionality available in Microsoft Access can be called from an external program, such as one written in Visual Basic 6 or Excel. This class contains methods and properties that show you how to get to database objects in a Microsoft Access database.

Procedure Name Type Description
(Declarations) Declarations Declarations and private variables for the CAccessAutomation class.
AppAccess Property Handle to the Access application.
AccessPath Property Path where Access is installed.
AccessVersion Property Access Version number.
Visible Property Get the visible property of the current instance of Access.
WorkgroupPath Property The workgroup information file contains security definitions of users, groups and permissions for Access and Jet databases.
Class_Terminate Terminate Clean up.
StartAccess Method Starts an instance of Access without opening a database; not needed if the OpenDatabase function is called.
OpenDatabase Method Open the specified database in the current instance of Access.
OpenTable Method Open the specified table.
OpenQuery Method Open the specified query.
OpenForm Method Open the specified form.
OpenReport Method Open a report in design, preview, or report view mode. Also print it. To specify a range of pages to print, use the ReportPrintPages procedure instead.
ReportPrint Method Print an entire report. To specify a range of pages to print, use the ReportPrintPages procedure instead.
ReportPrintPages Method Print a range of pages from a report.
CloseAccess Method Close the instance of Access.
CloseDatabase Method Close the current open database.
CloseObject Method Close an object.
DeleteObject Method Delete the named object from the database.
DuplicateObject Method Duplicates (copies) the specified object to a new name (an object with the new name must not already exist).
ExecuteSQL Method Executes an action query represented by a SQL string.
ExportObject Method Exports the named object from the current database to another database in the specified format.
ImportObject Method Imports the named object into the current database.
TableToXML Method Export data from a table or query to an XML file.
ReportOutput Method Export a report to a file such as a PDF, XPS, HTML, Snapshot, etc.
ReportOutputPDF Method Export a report to a file in PDF format.
' Example of CAccessAutomation
'
' To use this example, create a new module and paste this code into it.
' Then run the procedure by putting the cursor in the procedure and pressing:
'    F5 to run it, or
'    F8 to step through it line-by-line (see the Debug menu for more options)

Private Sub Example_CAccessAutomation()
  ' Comments: Examples of using the CAccessAutomation class to launch and run a Microsoft Access database using VBA and VB6

  Const cstrSamplePath As String = "C:\Total Visual SourceBook 2013\Samples\"
  Const cstrSampleDB As String = cstrSamplePath & "SAMPLE.MDB"
  Const cstrReportPDF As String = cstrSamplePath & "Invoices.PDF"
  Const cstrDuplicate As String = "Copy of Customers"
  Const cstrReport As String = "rptInvoice"
  Const cfVisible As Boolean = True

  ' Limit to the first 30 orders. Without it, there'd be 830 orders.
  Const cstrReportWhere As String = "[OrderID] <= 10277"

  Dim clsAccess As CAccessAutomation
  Dim fOK As Boolean
  Dim accApp As Access.Application
  Dim strSQL As String

  ' Initialize the variable to the automation class
  Set clsAccess = New CAccessAutomation

  With clsAccess
    If .StartAccess(cfVisible) Then
      ' Open the database
      If .OpenDatabase(cstrSampleDB, False) Then

        ' Use the Access object to invoke any Access method or property
        Set accApp = .AppAccess
        Debug.Print "Access Version " & accApp.Version
        Set accApp = Nothing

        ' Use the properties of the class
        Debug.Print "Access Path: " & .AccessPath
        Debug.Print "Access Version: " & .AccessVersion
        Debug.Print "Workgroup Path: " & .WorkgroupPath

        .Visible = False
        Debug.Print "Database set to invisible"

        fOK = .OpenForm("frmDepartment")
        Debug.Print "Form opened " & fOK

        ' Show Access again
        .Visible = True

        ' =====================================
        ' Previewing and printing a report

        ' Create a PDF file from the report. The report should not be in preview mode when this is called. A WHERE clause is used to limit the number of invoices.
        ' The PDF file is opened when it's created.
        .ReportOutputPDF cstrReport, cstrReportPDF, True, , cstrReportWhere

        fOK = .OpenReport(cstrReport, acViewPreview)
        Debug.Print "Report previewed " & fOK

        If MsgBox("Do you want to print one page of the sample report?", vbYesNo) = vbYes Then
          ' Print page 3
          fOK = .ReportPrintPages(cstrReport, 3, 3)

          ' This prints the entire report
          ' fOK = .ReportPrint(cstrReport)
        End If

        ' Close the report that's being previewed (the report doesn't need to be previewed before calling the print functions)
        .CloseObject acReport, cstrReport, acSaveNo

        ' =====================================
        ' Copying tables, modifying data, and deleting objects

        fOK = .DuplicateObject("", cstrDuplicate, acTable, "Customers")
        Debug.Print "Table duplicated " & fOK

        strSQL = "UPDATE [" & cstrDuplicate & "] SET Fax = Null"
        fOK = .ExecuteSQL(strSQL)
        Debug.Print "Update query executed " & fOK

        fOK = .OpenTable(cstrDuplicate)
        Debug.Print "Table opened " & fOK

        fOK = .CloseObject(acTable, cstrDuplicate)
        Debug.Print "Duplicate table closed " & fOK

        fOK = .DeleteObject(acTable, cstrDuplicate)
        Debug.Print "Duplicated table deleted " & fOK

        If MsgBox("Do you want to leave Access open?", vbQuestion + vbYesNo) = vbNo Then
          .CloseAccess
        End If
      End If
    End If
  End With
  Set clsAccess = Nothing

End Sub

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