Compare and Find Microsoft Access Form Differences

Total Access Detective performs detailed comparisons between two forms to reveal exactly what's different. Compare two forms in one database or identically named forms in two databases (ACCDB, MDB, or ADP formats).

Total Access Detective makes it easy to find changes to your forms:

  • Form Properties (recordsource, caption, views, description, etc.)
  • Controls
    • Control Names on one form but not on the other
    • Control Type and other properties for identically named controls
  • Section Properties
    • Form Header and Footer Properties
    • Page Header and Footer Properties
    • Detail Properties
  • Embedded Macros at the form, section, and control levels
  • Module Code behind the form

Comparing Microsoft Access Forms

When comparing two forms, you can compare the object (form design) and/or module code:

Compare Microsoft Access form properties, modules, or both

Module comparison has the same options as comparing two standard modules.

Options for Comparing Microsoft Access Module Text

Here's more information on module comparison options.

Form Comparison Results

If you choose Object and Module, the results are displayed in a form with four tabs:

  • Object: property, control, and section differences
  • Module Differences:
    • Procedures that exist on one form and not on the other
    • Line by line comparison of identically named procedures
  • Identical Procedures: list of procedures with no changes
  • Embedded Macros: line by line comparison of embedded macros

Design Differences Between Two Forms

Difference between two Microsoft Access forms showing controls in one but not the other, property and section differences
Example of Form Comparison Differences

Module Differences Between Two Forms

Differences bewteen modules for code behind forms in Microsoft Access
Example of Module Code Behind Form Differences

Identical Procedures for Microsoft Access Form Modules
Example of the List of Identical Procedures Between Two Form Modules

For additional information on how Total Access Detective compares modules, visit Finding Microsoft Access Module Differences (VBA)

Embedded Macro Differences Between Two Forms

Microsoft Access Embedded Macros Differences for Forms
Example of Embedded Macro Differences Between Forms

Reports for Form Differences

Reports are available for:

  • Form Design Differences
  • Embedded Macro Differences
  • Module Differences
  • Identical Procedures
  • Printouts of each form's entire module

Reports can be printed, previewed, opened in Report View, or exported to a variety of formats such as PDF, HTML, text, etc.

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