SetHiddenAttribute Method

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The SetHiddenAttribute method sets the hidden attribute of an Access object.

expression.SetHiddenAttribute(ObjectType, ObjectName, fHidden)

expression   Required. An expression that returns an Application object.

AcObjectType

AcObjectType can be one of these AcObjectType constants.

acDataAccessPage

acDefault

acDiagram

acForm

acFunction

acMacro

acModule

acQuery

acReport

acServerView

acStoredProcedure

acTable

ObjectName  Required String. A string expression identifying the name of the Access object.

fHidden  Required Boolean. True sets the hidden attribute and False clears the attribute.

Remarks

Together with the GetHiddenAttribute method, the SetHiddenAttribute method provides a means of changing an object's visibility from Visual Basic code. With these methods, you can set or read the Hidden property available in the object's Properties dialog box.

To set this option by using the SetHiddenAttribute method, specify True or False for the setting, as in the following example.

  Application.SetHiddenAttribute acTable,"Customers", True