Field2.SourceField property (DAO)

Applies to: Access 2013, Office 2013

Returns a value that indicates the name of the field that is the original source of the data for a Field2 object. Read-only String.

Syntax

expression .SourceField

expression A variable that represents a Field2 object.

Remarks

For a Field2 object, use of the SourceField and SourceTable properties depends on the object that contains the Fields collection that the Field2 object is appended to, as shown in the following table.

Object appended to	Usage
Index	Not supported
QueryDef	Read-only
Recordset	Read-only
Relation	Not supported
TableDef	Read-only

These properties indicate the original field and table names associated with a Field2 object. For example, you could use these properties to determine the original source of the data in a query field whose name is unrelated to the name of the field in the underlying table.