Application.ColumnHistory Method

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Access Developer Reference

Gets the history of values that have been stored in a Memo field.

Version Information
 Version Added:  Access 2007

Syntax

expression.ColumnHistory(TableName, ColumnName, queryString)

expression   A variable that represents an Application object.

Parameters

Name Required/Optional Data Type Description
TableName Required String The name of the table that contains the Append Only field.
ColumnName Required String The name of the field to display the history for.
queryString Required String A String used to locate the record. It is like the WHERE clause in an SQL statement, but without the word WHERE.

Return Value
String

Remarks

A Memo field's AppendOnly property must be set to True in order for Access to store the change history for the field.

Example

The following example prints the salary history of employee number 147 to the Immediate window.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Sub colhist()
    Dim sHistory As String
    
    sHistory = Application.ColumnHistory("Employees", "Salary", "ID=147")
    Debug.Print sHistory
End Sub