how to get information about database in running time?

How can I know how many tabels are in the database and what are they names?
(in running time)


thank you very much

chiki

Chiki,
What backend database are you using? It is a very easy query if you are
using MS Access.

Arthur Wood

"chiki" <rpo@hotmail.co.il> wrote:
>
>How can I know how many tabels are in the database and what are they names?
>(in running time)
>
>
>thank you very much
>
>chiki

Chiki:

If you are using DAO then:

Private Sub Form_Load()
Dim sTemp As String
Dim db As Database
Dim tb As TableDef
Set db = OpenDatabase("c:\mmi-pm\Compile History.mdb")
For Each tb In db.TableDefs
If (tb.Attributes And dbSystemObject) = 0 Then
sTemp = "Normal Table: "
Else
sTemp = "System Table: "
End If
Debug.Print sTemp & tb.Name
Next
Unload Me
End Sub

Output sample:

System Table: MSysACEs
System Table: MSysModules
System Table: MSysModules2
System Table: MSysObjects
System Table: MSysQueries
System Table: MSysRelationships
Normal Table: tblAsgnApplicationToFile
Normal Table: tblCompiledApplication
Normal Table: tblCompiledFile
Normal Table: tblControl

Cheers,
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"chiki" <rpo@hotmail.co.il> wrote in message
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> How can I know how many tabels are in the database and what are they
names?
> (in running time)
>
>
> thank you very much
>
> chiki

Have you tried the OpenSchema method on the ADO connection?
Here is an example from the MSDN help file.

'BeginOpenSchemaVB
Public Sub OpenSchemaX()

Dim cnn1 As ADODB.Connection
Dim rstSchema As ADODB.Recordset
Dim strCnn As String

Set cnn1 = New ADODB.Connection
strCnn = "Provider=sqloledb;" & _
"Data Source=MyServer;Initial Catalog=Pubs;User Id=sa;Password=; "
cnn1.Open strCnn

Set rstSchema = cnn1.OpenSchema(adSchemaTables)

Do Until rstSchema.EOF
Debug.Print "Table name: " & _
rstSchema!TABLE_NAME & vbCr & _
"Table type: " & rstSchema!TABLE_TYPE & vbCr
rstSchema.MoveNext
Loop
rstSchema.Close

cnn1.Close

End Sub
'EndOpenSchemaVB



"chiki" <rpo@hotmail.co.il> wrote:
>
>How can I know how many tabels are in the database and what are they names?
>(in running time)
>
>
>thank you very much
>
>chiki

"chiki" <rpo@hotmail.co.il> wrote:
>
>How can I know how many tabels are in the database and what are they names?
>(in running time)
>
>
>thank you very much
>
>chiki

Use tabledefs.count if using DAO.