exporting code from Microsoft Access - ms-access

Question

Is there any way to bulk-export Microsoft Access code to files? I see I can export one file at a time, but there are hundreds and I'll be here all day. It there no "Export All" or multi-select export anywhere?

Answer 1

You can do this without having to write any code at all. From the menu, choose tools->analyze->database documenter.
This will give you a bunch of options to print out the code. You can then while viewing the report ether send it out to your PDF printer (if you have one). Or, simply print out to a text file printer. Or you can even then click on the word option in the report menu bar and the results will be sent out to word
The database documenter has provisions to print out all code, including code in forms.
So, in place of some of the suggested code examples you can do this without having to write any code at all. Do play with the additional options in the documenter. The documenter will produce HUGE volumes print out information for every single property and object in the database. So, if you don't un-check some of the options then you will easily empty a full size printer tray of paper. This documenter thus results in huge printouts.

Answer 2

To output all code to desktop, including code from forms and reports, you can paste this into a standard module and run it by pressing F5 or step through with F8. You may wish to fill in the name of the desktop folder first.
Sub AllCodeToDesktop()
''The reference for the FileSystemObject Object is Windows Script Host Object Model
''but it not necessary to add the reference for this procedure.
Dim fs As Object
Dim f As Object
Dim strMod As String
Dim mdl As Object
Dim i As Integer
Set fs = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
''Set up the file.
''SpFolder is a small function, but it would be better to fill in a
''path name instead of SpFolder(Desktop), eg "c:\users\somename\desktop"
Set f = fs.CreateTextFile(SpFolder(Desktop) & "\" _
& Replace(CurrentProject.Name, ".", "") & ".txt")
''For each component in the project ...
For Each mdl In VBE.ActiveVBProject.VBComponents
''using the count of lines ...
i = VBE.ActiveVBProject.VBComponents(mdl.Name).CodeModule.CountOfLines
''put the code in a string ...
If i > 0 Then
strMod = VBE.ActiveVBProject.VBComponents(mdl.Name).codemodule.Lines(1, i)
End If
''and then write it to a file, first marking the start with
''some equal signs and the component name.
f.writeline String(15, "=") & vbCrLf & mdl.Name _
& vbCrLf & String(15, "=") & vbCrLf & strMod
Next
''Close eveything
f.Close
Set fs = Nothing
End Sub
To get special folders, you can use the list supplied by Microsoft.
Enumerating Special Folders: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/guide/sas_fil_higv.mspx?mfr=true
From: http://wiki.lessthandot.com/index.php/Code_and_Code_Windows

Answer 3

There is nothing in the interface to export more than one module at a time.
You can code your own "export all" equivalent easily:
Public Sub ExportModules()
Const cstrExtension As String = ".bas"
Dim objModule As Object
Dim strFolder As String
Dim strDestination As String
strFolder = CurrentProject.Path
For Each objModule In CurrentProject.AllModules
strDestination = strFolder & Chr(92) & objModule.Name & cstrExtension
Application.SaveAsText acModule, objModule.Name, strDestination
Next objModule
End Sub

Answer 4

Here's my version:
'============================================================'
' OutputCodeModules for Access
' Don Jewett, verion 2014.11.10
' Exports the following items from an Access database
' Modules
' Form Modules
' Report Modules
'
' Must be imported into Access database and run from there
'============================================================'
Option Explicit
Option Compare Database
Private Const KEY_MODULES As String = "Modules"
Private Const KEY_FORMS As String = "Forms"
Private Const KEY_REPORTS As String = "Reports"
Private m_bCancel As Boolean
Private m_sLogPath As String
'------------------------------------------------------------'
' >>>>>> Run this using F5 or F8 <<<<<<<<
'------------------------------------------------------------'
Public Sub OutputModuleHelper()
OutputModules
End Sub
Public Sub OutputModules(Optional ByVal sFolder As String)
Dim nCount As Long
Dim nSuccessful As Long
Dim sLine As String
Dim sMessage As String
Dim sFile As String
If sFolder = "" Then
sFolder = Left$(CurrentDb.Name, InStrRev(CurrentDb.Name, "\") - 1)
sFolder = InputBox("Enter folder for files", "Output Code", sFolder)
If sFolder = "" Then
Exit Sub
End If
End If
'normalize root path by removing trailing back-slash
If Right(sFolder, 1) = "\" Then
sFolder = Left(sFolder, Len(sFolder) - 1)
End If
'make sure this folder exists
If Not isDir(sFolder) Then
MsgBox "Folder does not exist", vbExclamation Or vbOKOnly
Exit Sub
End If
'get a new log filename
m_sLogPath = sFolder & "\_log-" & Format(Date, "yyyy-MM-dd-nn-mm-ss") & ".txt"
sLine = CurrentDb.Name
writeLog sLine
sMessage = sLine & vbCrLf
sLine = Format(Now, "yyyy-MM-dd nn:mm:ss") & vbCrLf
writeLog sLine
sMessage = sMessage & sLine & vbCrLf
'output modules
nCount = CurrentDb.Containers(KEY_MODULES).Documents.Count
nSuccessful = outputContainerModules(sFolder, KEY_MODULES)
'write to the log file and final message
sLine = nSuccessful & vbTab & "of" & vbTab & nCount & vbTab & KEY_MODULES & " exported"
writeFile m_sLogPath, sLine, True
sMessage = sMessage & vbTab & sLine & vbCrLf
'output form modules
If Not m_bCancel Then
nCount = CurrentDb.Containers(KEY_FORMS).Documents.Count
nSuccessful = outputContainerModules(sFolder, KEY_FORMS)
'write to the log file and final message
sLine = nSuccessful & vbTab & "of" & vbTab & nCount & vbTab & "Form Modules exported"
writeFile m_sLogPath, sLine, True
sMessage = sMessage & vbTab & sLine & vbCrLf
End If
'output report modules
If Not m_bCancel Then
nCount = CurrentDb.Containers(KEY_REPORTS).Documents.Count
nSuccessful = outputContainerModules(sFolder, KEY_REPORTS)
'write to the log file and final message
sLine = nSuccessful & vbTab & "of" & vbTab & nCount & vbTab & "Report Modules exported"
writeFile m_sLogPath, sLine, True
sMessage = sMessage & vbTab & sLine & vbCrLf
End If
If Len(sMessage) Then
MsgBox sMessage, vbInformation Or vbOKOnly, "OutputModules"
End If
End Sub
Private Function outputContainerModules( _
ByVal sFolder As String, _
ByVal sKey As String) As Long
Dim n As Long
Dim nCount As Long
Dim sName As String
Dim sPath As String
On Error GoTo EH
'refactored this to use reference to Documents,
'but the object reference doesn't stick around
'and I had to roll back to this which isn't as pretty.
'but this works (and if it ain't broke...)
For n = 0 To CurrentDb.Containers(sKey).Documents.Count - 1
nCount = nCount + 1
sName = CurrentDb.Containers(sKey).Documents(n).Name
Select Case sKey
Case KEY_FORMS
sName = "Form_" & sName
Case KEY_REPORTS
sName = "Report_" & sName
End Select
sPath = sFolder & "\" & sName & ".txt"
DoCmd.OutputTo acOutputModule, sName, acFormatTXT, sPath, False
Next 'n
outputContainerModules = nCount
Exit Function
EH:
nCount = nCount - 1
Select Case Err.Number
Case 2289 'can't output the module in the requested format.
'TODO: research - I think this happens when a Form/Report doesn't have a module
Resume Next
Case Else
Dim sMessage As String
writeError Err, sKey, sName, nCount
sMessage = "An Error ocurred outputting " & sKey & ": " & sName & vbCrLf & vbCrLf _
& "Number " & Err.Number & vbCrLf _
& "Description:" & Err.Description & vbCrLf & vbCrLf _
& "Click [Yes] to continue with export or [No] to stop."
If vbYes = MsgBox(sMessage, vbQuestion Or vbYesNo Or vbDefaultButton2, "Error") Then
Resume Next
Else
m_bCancel = True
outputContainerModules = nCount
End If
End Select
End Function
Private Function writeFile( _
ByVal sPath As String, _
ByRef sMessage As String, _
Optional ByVal bAppend As Boolean) As Boolean
'Dim oFSO as Object
'Dim oStream as Object
'Const ForWriting As Long = 2
'Const ForAppending As Long = 8
'Dim eFlags As Long
Dim oFSO As FileSystemObject
Dim oStream As TextStream
Dim eFlags As IOMode
On Error GoTo EH
'Set oFSO = Server.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set oFSO = New FileSystemObject
If bAppend Then
eFlags = ForAppending
Else
eFlags = ForWriting
End If
Set oStream = oFSO.OpenTextFile(sPath, eFlags, True)
oStream.WriteLine sMessage
writeFile = True
GoTo CLEAN
EH:
writeFile = False
CLEAN:
If Not oFSO Is Nothing Then
Set oFSO = Nothing
End If
If Not oStream Is Nothing Then
Set oStream = Nothing
End If
End Function
Private Sub writeError( _
ByRef oErr As ErrObject, _
ByVal sType As String, _
ByVal sName As String, _
ByVal nCount As Long)
Dim sMessage As String
sMessage = "An Error ocurred outputting " & sType & ": " & sName & " (" & nCount & ")" & vbCrLf _
& "Number " & oErr.Number & vbCrLf _
& "Description:" & oErr.Description & vbCrLf & vbCrLf
writeLog sMessage
End Sub
Private Sub writeLog( _
ByRef sMessage As String)
On Error GoTo EH
writeFile m_sLogPath, sMessage & vbCrLf, True
Exit Sub
EH:
'swallow errors?
End Sub
Private Function isDir(ByVal sPath As String) As Boolean
On Error GoTo EH
If Right$(sPath, 1) <> "\" Then
sPath = sPath & "\"
End If
If Dir$(sPath & ".", vbDirectory) = "." Then
isDir = True
ElseIf Len(sPath) = 3 Then
If Dir$(sPath, vbVolume) = Left(sPath, 1) Then
isDir = True
End If
End If
Exit Function
EH:
isDir = False
End Function