A TableDefs collection contains all stored TableDef objects in a database (Microsoft Access workspaces only).
Remarks
You manipulate a table definition using a TableDef object and its methods and properties.
The default collection of a Database object is the TableDefs collection.
To refer to a TableDef object in a collection by its ordinal number or by its Name property setting, use any of the following syntax forms:
TableDefs(0)
TableDefs("name")
TableDefs![name]
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Methods
Name
| Description
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| Adds a new TableDef to the TableDefs collection.
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| Deletes the specified TableDef object from the TableDefs collection.
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| Updates the objects in the specified colletion to reflect the database's current schema.
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Properties
Name
| Description
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| Returns the number of objects in the specified collection. Read-only.
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Example
This example creates a new TableDef object and appends it to the TableDefs collection of the Northwind Database object. It then enumerates the TableDefs collection and the Properties collection of the new TableDef.
Sub TableDefX()
Dim dbsNorthwind As Database
Dim tdfNew As TableDef
Dim tdfLoop As TableDef
Dim prpLoop As Property
Set dbsNorthwind = OpenDatabase("Northwind.mdb")
' Create new TableDef object, append Field objects
' to its Fields collection, and append TableDef
' object to the TableDefs collection of the
' Database object.
Set tdfNew = dbsNorthwind.CreateTableDef("NewTableDef")
tdfNew.Fields.Append tdfNew.CreateField("Date", dbDate)
dbsNorthwind.TableDefs.Append tdfNew
With dbsNorthwind
Debug.Print .TableDefs.Count & _
" TableDefs in " & .Name
' Enumerate TableDefs collection.
For Each tdfLoop In .TableDefs
Debug.Print " " & tdfLoop.Name
Next tdfLoop
With tdfNew
Debug.Print "Properties of " & .Name
' Enumerate Properties collection of new
' TableDef object, only printing properties
' with non-empty values.
For Each prpLoop In .Properties
Debug.Print " " & prpLoop.Name & " - " & _
IIf(prpLoop = "", "[empty]", prpLoop)
Next prpLoop
End With
' Delete new TableDef since this is a
' demonstration.
.TableDefs.Delete tdfNew.Name
.Close
End With
End Sub
This example creates a new TableDef object in the Northwind database.
Sub CreateTableDefX()
Dim dbsNorthwind As Database
Dim tdfNew As TableDef
Dim prpLoop As Property
Set dbsNorthwind = OpenDatabase("Northwind.mdb")
' Create a new TableDef object.
Set tdfNew = dbsNorthwind.CreateTableDef("Contacts")
With tdfNew
' Create fields and append them to the new TableDef
' object. This must be done before appending the
' TableDef object to the TableDefs collection of the
' Northwind database.
.Fields.Append .CreateField("FirstName", dbText)
.Fields.Append .CreateField("LastName", dbText)
.Fields.Append .CreateField("Phone", dbText)
.Fields.Append .CreateField("Notes", dbMemo)
Debug.Print "Properties of new TableDef object " & _
"before appending to collection:"
' Enumerate Properties collection of new TableDef
' object.
For Each prpLoop In .Properties
On Error Resume Next
If prpLoop <> "" Then Debug.Print " " & _
prpLoop.Name & " = " & prpLoop
On Error GoTo 0
Next prpLoop
' Append the new TableDef object to the Northwind
' database.
dbsNorthwind.TableDefs.Append tdfNew
Debug.Print "Properties of new TableDef object " & _
"after appending to collection:"
' Enumerate Properties collection of new TableDef
' object.
For Each prpLoop In .Properties
On Error Resume Next
If prpLoop <> "" Then Debug.Print " " & _
prpLoop.Name & " = " & prpLoop
On Error GoTo 0
Next prpLoop
End With
' Delete new TableDef object since this is a
' demonstration.
dbsNorthwind.TableDefs.Delete "Contacts"
dbsNorthwind.Close