TableDefs collection (DAO)

Applies to: Access 2013 | Office 2013

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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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