How do I...?

Is there a function in DAO 3.51 that checks whether a certain table name exist in a database (MDB) file without looping at each table?

Please help.

jade

You can use a sql statment and use one of the hidden tables in access (MSysObjects)

eg. "SELECT name FROM MSysObjects WHERE name = '" & your table & "'"

This will return any objects that are in your database.

Hope this helps

Ian

How about the TableDefs?

Code:

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Private Form_Load()
Dim z%
Dim MyDb As DAO.Database
Set MyDb = DBEngine.WorkSpace(0).OpenDatabase("<Your Database.",False,False)
'Set AllTableDefs to definitions of all tables in the database:
Set AllTableDefs = MyDb.TableDefs
"Check for Table
For z = 0 To AllTableDefs.Count - 1
    If StrComp(AllTableDefs(z).Name,"<Your Table Name.",vbBinaryCompare) = 0 then
    Msgbox "Table Found!",vbInformation + vbOkOnly
    Exit Sub
Next
End Sub

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Thanks Ianpbaker.

It worked. Again thanks a lot.