How to check if the table is empty in Access 2003? - ms-access

I need only empty tables in access database. Additionally, it would be great if I can get empty tables from list of tables that I have (part of all tables). But listing all empty tables would work also.

You can use a small VBA function that checks this. Something like:
Function fIsTableEmpty(strTableName As String) As Boolean
On Error GoTo E_Handle
Dim db As DAO.Database
Dim rsData As DAO.Recordset
Dim strSQL As String
Set db = CurrentDb
strSQL = "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM [" & strTableName & "];"
Set rsData = db.OpenRecordset(strSQL)
fIsTableEmpty = True ' start by assuming that there are records
If Not (rsData.BOF And rsData.EOF) Then
If rsData(0) > 0 Then fIsTableEmpty = False
End If
fExit:
On Error Resume Next
rsData.Close
Set rsData = Nothing
Set db = Nothing
Exit Function
E_Handle:
MsgBox Err.Description & vbCrLf & vbCrLf & "fIsTableEmpty", vbOKOnly + vbCritical, "Error: " & Err.Number
Resume fExit
End Function

You can use DCount:
Public Function ListEmptyTables()
Dim Table As DAO.TableDef
For Each Table In CurrentDb.TableDefs
If Table.SourceTableName = "" Then
If DCount("*", Table.Name) = 0 Then
Debug.Print Table.Name
End If
End If
Next
End Function

Related

Linking tables in Access

I have an access database that links to 6 tables. These tables are updated weekly and kept in a folder with the date. I would like for my access program to ask the user to select the location of the tables with out specifically using the Linked Table Manager.
The following code will prompt a user for the full path and file name of the database to be linked to. I decided to do this rather than just prompt for a folder. I strongly suggest you look at the connect string for one of your linked tables and make sure no other parameters are specified other than something like ';DATABASE=C:\Foldera\YYMMDD\MyAccessDB.mdb"
Private Function ReLinkTables()
Dim dbs As DAO.Database
Dim tdf As DAO.TableDef
Dim tdf2 As DAO.TableDef
Dim strConn As String
Dim strNewPath As String
Dim strTableName As String
On Error GoTo ERROR_HANDLER
' Prompt user for new path...
strNewPath = GetFolder
' Exit if none
If strNewPath = "" Then
Exit Function
End If
Set dbs = CurrentDb
dbs.TableDefs.Refresh
' Find all the linked tables...
For Each tdf In dbs.TableDefs
'Debug.Print tdf.Name & vbTab & tdf.Connect
If Len(tdf.Connect) > 0 Then
strTableName = tdf.Name
Debug.Print "Linked Table: " & tdf.Name & vbTab & tdf.Connect
dbs.TableDefs.Delete strTableName ' Delete the linked table
strConn = ";DATABASE=" & strNewPath
Set tdf2 = CurrentDb.CreateTableDef(strTableName, dbAttachSavePWD, strTableName, strConn)
CurrentDb.TableDefs.Append tdf2
Else ' Not a linked table
'Debug.Print "Keep: " & tdf.Name & vbTab & tdf.Connect
End If
Next tdf
Set tdf = Nothing
Set tdf2 = Nothing
dbs.TableDefs.Refresh
dbs.Close
Set dbs = Nothing
MsgBox "Finished Relinking Tables"
Proc_Exit:
Exit Function
ERROR_HANDLER:
Debug.Print Err.Number & vbTab & Err.Description
Err.Source = "Module_Load_SQLSERVER_DATABASE: ReLinkTables at Line: " & Erl
If Err.Number = 9999 Then
Resume Next
End If
MsgBox Err.Number & vbCrLf & Err.Description
Resume Proc_Exit
Resume Next
End Function
Function GetFolder() As String
Dim fldr As FileDialog
Dim sItem As String
Set fldr = Application.FileDialog(msoFileDialogFilePicker)
With fldr
.Title = "Select a Folder"
.AllowMultiSelect = False
'.InitialFileName = "Z:\xxxxxxxx" ' You can change to valid start path
If .Show <> -1 Then GoTo NextCode
sItem = .SelectedItems(1)
End With
NextCode:
Debug.Print "User selected path: >" & sItem & "<"
If sItem = "" Then MsgBox "User did not select a path.", vbOKOnly, "No Path"
GetFolder = sItem
Set fldr = Nothing
End Function

Access 2007 VBA Error 2467 for function

Having a very weird problem. I have a function which is called when a form field gets focus. The function is passed four arguments, three of which are values from form fields and the fourth is a global variable which is set when the form loads. The function uses these variables to calculate the value for the field which called the function. This function is called in two different places. Everything was working fine, and now suddenly the function works when called from one place and doesn't work from the other, generating a 2467 run-time error, 'The expression you entered refers to an object that is closed or doesn't exists'. I've checked that the values of the arguments being passed are correct, the function exists OK, so can't see why I'm getting this error. Anyone any ideas?
Private Sub cboFinalStage_GotFocus()
'lookup stage based on TNM values
cboFinalStage = FindStage(cboFinalStageT, cboFinalStageN, cboFinalStageM, gblCancer)
End Sub
Public Function FindStage(cboT As ComboBox, cboN As ComboBox, cboM As ComboBox,
strCancer As String) As String
'use the TNM values entered to find the correct stage for the site and return it
'error handling
If gcfHandleErrors Then On Error GoTo PROC_ERR
'declare variables
Dim strTemp As String
Dim strTable As String
Dim db As DAO.Database
Dim rs As DAO.Recordset
Dim strQuery As String
Dim strSite As String
Dim strSiteFull As String
Dim strT As String
Dim strN As String
Dim strM As String
'initialise variables - if there are no values entered in the 3 comboboxes, exit
'load tumour first in case it isn't already loaded
Forms!frmContainer.subTumour.SourceObject = "fsubTumour"
If Not IsNull(Forms!frmContainer.subTumour.Form!txtICD10) Then
strSite = Left(Forms!frmContainer.subTumour.Form!txtICD10, 3)
strSiteFull = Forms!frmContainer.subTumour.Form!txtICD10
End If
If Not IsNull(cboT.Value) Then
strT = cboT.Value
Debug.Print "T is " & strT
End If
If Not IsNull(cboN.Value) Then
strN = cboN.Value
Debug.Print "N is " & strN
End If
If Not IsNull(cboM.Value) Then
strM = cboM.Value
Debug.Print "M is " & strM
End If
If (IsNull(strT) Or IsNull(strN) Or IsNull(strM)) Then
Debug.Print "null so exiting"
Exit Function
End If
'identify the correct AJCC lookup table by cancer site
Select Case [strCancer]
Case "bla"
strTable = "lkp_AJCC_bladder"
Case "bre"
strTable = "lkp_AJCC_breast"
...
End Select
Debug.Print "AJCC table is " & strTable
'query the AJCC lookup table for the stage
strQuery = "SELECT c_stage FROM " & strTable & " WHERE (((t_value)='" & strT & "')
AND ((n_value)='" & strN & "') AND ((m_value)='" & strM & "'))"
Debug.Print "query is " & strQuery
Set db = CurrentDb
Set rs = db.OpenRecordset(strQuery)
If Not rs.EOF Then
strTemp = rs.Fields(0).Value
Debug.Print "result is " & strTemp
End If
rs.Close
db.Close
'return stage
FindStage = strTemp
'error handling
PROC_EXIT:
Exit Function
PROC_ERR:
If (Err.Number = 2467) Then
MsgBox "Unable to evaluate the stage", vbOKOnly, "Processing error"
Resume PROC_EXIT
Else
MsgBox "Error: (" & Err.Number & ") " & Err.Description, vbCritical
Resume PROC_EXIT
End If
End Function

VBScript to interrogate an Access database

I want to extract all the fields associated to my tables in my access database, to get an inventory of all the data objects. This has to populate a form I've created. I've copied an extract of code to determine whether an object in the database is a query or a table and I would like to alter this, if possible.
Any help will be appreciated
Option Compare Database
Option Explicit
Private Sub AddInventory(strContainer As String)
Dim con As DAO.Container
Dim db As DAO.Database
Dim doc As DAO.Document
Dim rst As DAO.Recordset
Dim intI As Integer
Dim strType As String
Dim varRetval As Variant
On Error GoTo HandleErr
' You could easily modify this, using the
' OpenDatabase() function, to work on any database,
' not just the current one.
varRetval = SysCmd(acSysCmdSetStatus, _
"Retrieving " & strContainer & " container information...")
Set db = CurrentDb
Set con = db.Containers(strContainer)
Set rst = db.OpenRecordset("zstblInventory")
For Each doc In con.Documents
If Not IsTemp(doc.Name) Then
' Handle the special queries case.
' Tables and queries are lumped together
' in the Tables container.
If strContainer = "Tables" Then
If IsTable(doc.Name) Then
strType = "Tables"
Else
strType = "Queries"
End If
Else
strType = strContainer
End If
rst.AddNew
rst("Container") = strType
rst("Owner") = doc.Owner
rst("Name") = doc.Name
rst("DateCreated") = doc.DateCreated
rst("LastUpdated") = doc.LastUpdated
rst.Update
End If
Next doc
ExitHere:
If Not rst Is Nothing Then
rst.Close
Set rst = Nothing
End If
Exit Sub
HandleErr:
MsgBox Err.Number & ": " & Err.Description, , _
"AddInventory"
Resume ExitHere
End Sub
Private Sub RebuildInventory()
On Error GoTo HandleErr
DoCmd.Hourglass True
Me.lstInventory.RowSource = ""
Call CreateInventory
Me.lstInventory.RowSource = "SELECT ID, Container, Name, " & _
"Format([DateCreated],'mm/dd/yy (h:nn am/pm)') AS [Creation Date], " & _
"Format([lastUpdated],'mm/dd/yy (h:nn am/pm)') AS [Last Updated], " & _
"Owner FROM zstblInventory ORDER BY Container, Name;"
ExitHere:
DoCmd.Hourglass False
Exit Sub
HandleErr:
Resume ExitHere
End Sub
Private Sub CreateInventory()
If (CreateTable()) Then
' These routines use the status line,
' so clear it once everyone's done.
Call AddInventory("Tables")
Call AddInventory("Forms")
Call AddInventory("Reports")
Call AddInventory("Scripts")
Call AddInventory("Modules")
Call AddInventory("Relationships")
' Clear out the status bar.
Call SysCmd(acSysCmdClearStatus)
Else
MsgBox "Unable to create zstblInventory."
End If
End Sub
Private Function CreateTable() As Boolean
' Return True on success, False otherwise
Dim qdf As DAO.QueryDef
Dim db As DAO.Database
Dim strSQL As String
On Error GoTo HandleErr
Set db = CurrentDb()
db.Execute "DROP TABLE zstblInventory"
' Create zstblInventory
strSQL = "CREATE TABLE zstblInventory (Name Text (255), " & _
"Container Text (50), DateCreated DateTime, " & _
"LastUpdated DateTime, Owner Text (50), " & _
"ID AutoIncrement Constraint PrimaryKey PRIMARY KEY)"
db.Execute strSQL
' If you got here, you succeeded!
db.TableDefs.Refresh
CreateTable = True
ExitHere:
Exit Function
HandleErr:
Select Case Err
Case 3376, 3011 ' Table or Object not found
Resume Next
Case Else
CreateTable = False
End Select
Resume ExitHere
End Function
Private Function IsTable(ByVal strName As String)
Dim tdf As DAO.TableDef
Dim db As DAO.Database
On Error Resume Next
' Normally, in a function like this,
' you would need to refresh the tabledefs
' collection for each call to the function.
' Since this slows down the function
' by a very large measure, this time,
' just Refresh the collection the first
' time, before you call this function.
Set db = CurrentDb()
' See CreateTable().
'db.Tabledefs.Refresh
Set tdf = db.TableDefs(strName)
IsTable = (Err.Number = 0)
Err.Clear
End Function
Private Function IsTemp(ByVal strName As String)
IsTemp = Left(strName, 7) = "~TMPCLP"
End Function
Private Sub cmdCreateInventory_Click()
Call RebuildInventory
End Sub
Private Sub Detail0_Click()
End Sub
Private Sub Form_Open(Cancel As Integer)
Call RebuildInventory
End Sub
Check out the source code in this answer. You should be able to modify it to do what you need. Unless, as Remou pointed out in his comment, you are working with a pre-2000 version of Access.

MS Access Metadata

I'm performing a data cleansing operation on an access database. I have several duplicate records in a table that I want to consolidate down into one single record. In doing this I will need to update all references to the records that I will be consolidating.
If I know the column name that holds the record id is there a way to find all of the tables in access that contain this column?
You can examine the TableDefs collection and determine which tables contain a field with a given name.
Public Sub TablesWithField(ByVal pName As String)
Dim db As DAO.Database
Dim tdf As DAO.TableDef
Dim strMsg As String
Dim strName As String
On Error GoTo ErrorHandler
Set db = CurrentDb
For Each tdf In db.TableDefs
strName = vbNullString
'ignore system and temporary tables '
If Not (tdf.name Like "MSys*" Or tdf.name Like "~*") Then
strName = tdf.Fields(pName).name
If Len(strName) > 0 Then
Debug.Print tdf.name & ": " & pName
End If
End If
Next tdf
ExitHere:
On Error GoTo 0
Set tdf = Nothing
Set db = Nothing
Exit Sub
ErrorHandler:
Select Case Err.Number
Case 3265 'Item not found in this collection. '
Resume Next
Case Else
strMsg = "Error " & Err.Number & " (" & Err.description _
& ") in procedure TablesWithField"
MsgBox strMsg
GoTo ExitHere
End Select
End Sub
Short answer: Yes. And there are many ways to skin that cat. Two ideas:
(1) Via VBA, make use of: Application.CurrentDb.TableDefs(i).Fields(j).Name
(2) Via Tools==>Analyze==>Documenter, make a report and then search its output (Publish it with MS Word).
Sorry, but Access isn't built like MS SQL Server or DB2 - the MSys* tables really aren't set up for querying table schemas like that. However, others have VBA based solutions that look useful.
You can use Schemas, not exactly a query, but similar:
Function ListTablesContainingField(SelectFieldName) As String
'Tables returned will include linked tables
'I have added a little error coding. I don't normally do that
'for examples, so don't read anything into it :)
Dim cn As New ADODB.Connection
Dim rs As ADODB.Recordset
Dim strTempList As String
On Error GoTo Error_Trap
Set cn = CurrentProject.Connection
'Get names of all tables that have a column called <SelectFieldName>
Set rs = cn.OpenSchema(adSchemaColumns, _
Array(Empty, Empty, Empty, SelectFieldName))
'List the tables that have been selected
While Not rs.EOF
'Exclude MS system tables
If Left(rs!Table_Name, 4) <> "MSys" Then
strTempList = strTempList & "," & rs!Table_Name
End If
rs.MoveNext
Wend
ListTablesContainingField = Mid(strTempList, 2)
Exit_Here:
rs.Close
Set cn = Nothing
Exit Function
Error_Trap:
MsgBox Err.Description
Resume Exit_Here
End Function

MS Access: How to bypass/suppress an error?

I'm executing a query like this
select field from table;
In that query, there is a loop running on many tables. So, if the field is not present in a table I get a
Runtime Error 3061
How can I by pass this error such as that on this error flow should go to another point?
This is the code I have recently after going through this forum.
Option Explicit
Private Sub UpdateNulls()
Dim rs2 As DAO.Recordset
Dim tdf As DAO.TableDef
Dim db As Database
Dim varii As Variant, strField As String
Dim strsql As String, strsql2 As String, strsql3 As String
Dim astrFields As Variant
Dim intIx As Integer
Dim field As Variant
Dim astrvalidcodes As Variant
Dim found As Boolean
Dim v As Variant
Open "C:\Documents and Settings\Desktop\testfile.txt" For Input As #1
varii = ""
Do While Not EOF(1)
Line Input #1, strField
varii = varii & "," & strField
Loop
Close #1
astrFields = Split(varii, ",") 'Element 0 empty
For intIx = 1 To UBound(astrFields)
'Function ListFieldDescriptions()
Dim cn As New ADODB.Connection, cn2 As New ADODB.Connection
Dim rs As ADODB.Recordset, rs3 As ADODB.Recordset
Dim connString As String
Dim SelectFieldName
Set cn = CurrentProject.Connection
SelectFieldName = astrFields(intIx)
Set rs = cn.OpenSchema(adSchemaColumns, Array(Empty, Empty, Empty, SelectFieldName))
'Show the tables that have been selected '
While Not rs.EOF
'Exclude MS system tables '
If Left(rs!Table_Name, 4) <> "MSys" Then
strsql = "Select t.* From [" & rs!Table_Name & "] t Inner Join 01UMWELT On t.fall = [01UMWELT].fall Where [01UMWELT].Status = 4"
End If
Set rs3 = CurrentDb.OpenRecordset(strsql)
'End Function
strsql2 = "SELECT label.validcode FROM variablen s INNER JOIN label ON s.id=label.variablenid WHERE varname='" & astrFields(intIx) & "'"
Set db = OpenDatabase("C:\Documents and Settings\Desktop\Codebook.mdb")
Set rs2 = db.OpenRecordset(strsql2)
With rs2
.MoveLast
.MoveFirst
astrvalidcodes = rs2.GetRows(.RecordCount)
.Close '
End With
With rs3
.MoveFirst
While Not rs3.EOF
found = False
For Each v In astrvalidcodes
If v = .Fields(0) Then
found = True
Debug.Print .Fields(0)
Debug.Print .Fields(1)
Exit For
End If
Next
If Not found Then
msgbox "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
End If
End If
.MoveNext
Wend
End With
On Error GoTo 0 'End of special handling
Wend
Next intIx
End Sub
I'm getting a
Type Mismatch Runtime Error
in Set rs3 = CurrentDb.OpenRecordset(strsql)
I guess I'm mixing up ado and dao but I'm not certainly sure where it is.
Use the On Error statement that VBA supplies:
Sub TableTest
On Error Goto TableTest_Error
' ...code that can fail... '
Exit Sub
:TableTest_Error
If Err.Number = 3061 Then
Err.Clear()
DoSomething()
Else
MsgBox Err.Description ' or whatever you find appropriate '
End If
End Sub
Alternatively, you can switch off automatic error handling (e.g. breaking execution and displaying an error message) on a line-by-line basis:
Sub TableTest
' ... fail-safe code ... '
On Error Resume Next
' ...code that can fail... '
If Err.Number = 3061 Then
Err.Clear()
DoSomething()
Else
MsgBox Err.Description
End If
On Error Goto 0
' ...mode fail-safe code... '
End Sub
There are these statements available:
On Error Resume Next switches off VBA-integrated error handling (message box etc.) completely, execution simply resumes on the next line. Be sure to check for an error very early after you've used that, as a dangling error can disrupt the normal execution flow. Clear the error as soon as you caught it to prevent that.
On Error Goto <Jump Label> resumes execution at a given label, primarily used for per-function error handlers that catch all sorts of errors.
On Error Goto <Line Number> resumes at a given line number. Stay away from that, it's not useful, even dangerous.
On Error Goto 0 it's close cousin. Reinstates the VBA integrated error management (message box etc.)
EDIT
From the edited qestion, this is my proposal to solve your problem.
For Each FieldName In FieldNames ' assuming you have some looping construct here '
strsql3 = "SELECT " & FieldName & " FROM table"
On Error Resume Next
Set rs3 = CurrentDb.OpenRecordset(strsql3)
If Err.Number = 3061 Then
' Do nothing. We dont care about this error '
Err.Clear
Else
MsgBox "Uncaught error number " & Err.Number & " (" & Err.Description & ")"
Err.Clear
End If
On Error GoTo 0
Next FieldName
Be sure to clear the error in any case before you go on with a loop in the same Sub or Function. As I said, a dangling error causes code flow to become unexpected!
Rather than trapping the error, why not use the TableDefs to check for the field or use a mixture of ADO and DAO? ADO Schemas can provide a list of tables that contain the required field:
Function ListTablesContainingField()
Dim cn As New ADODB.Connection, cn2 As New ADODB.Connection
Dim rs As ADODB.Recordset, rs2 As ADODB.Recordset
Dim connString As String
Dim SelectFieldName
Set cn = CurrentProject.Connection
SelectFieldName = "Fall" 'For tksy '
'Get names of all tables that have a column called 'ID' '
Set rs = cn.OpenSchema(adSchemaColumns, _
Array(Empty, Empty, Empty, SelectFieldName))
'Show the tables that have been selected '
While Not rs.EOF
'Exclude MS system tables '
If Left(rs!Table_Name, 4) <> "MSys" Then
' Edit for tksy, who is using more than one forum '
If tdf.Name = "01UMWELT" Then
strSQL = "Select * From 01UMWELT Where Status = 5"
Else
strSQL = "Select a.* From [" & rs!Table_Name _
& "] a Inner Join 01UMWELT On a.fall = 01UMWELT.fall " _
& "Where 01UMWELT.Status = 5"
End If
Set rs2 = CurrentDb.OpenRecordset(strSQL)
Do While Not rs2.EOF
For i = 0 To rs2.Fields.Count - 1
If IsNull(rs2.Fields(i)) Then
rs2.Edit
rs2.Fields(i) = 111111
rs2.Update
End If
Next
rs2.MoveNext
Loop
End If
rs.MoveNext
Wend
rs.Close
Set cn = Nothing
End Function
Try this:
On Error Resume Next ' If an error occurs, move to next statement.
...statement that tries the select...
If (Err <> 0) Then
...act on error, or simply ignore if necessary...
End If
On Error Goto 0 ' Reset error handling to previous state.