Module: AccessInformation in Category Microsoft Access : Environment from Total Visual SourceBook

' Example of modAccessInformation
'
' To use this example, create a new module and paste this code into it.
' Then run the procedure by putting the cursor in the procedure and pressing:
'    F5 to run it, or
'    F8 to step through it line-by-line (see the Debug menu for more options)

Private Sub Example_modAccessInformation()
  ' Comments: Examples of using the modAccessInformation module to retrieve information on the currently running Access version and
  '           database's format type, version, file name, path, etc. using Access VBA.
  '           See the Immediate Window for results.

  ' Get the Access version
  Debug.Print "Access version: " & GetAccessVersion()

  ' Get the Access (Jet) database version
  Debug.Print "Database version: " & GetDatabaseVersion()

  ' What kind of database is this?
  Debug.Print "Is ADP  : " & IsADP()
  Debug.Print "Is Jet  : " & IsJetDatabase()
  Debug.Print "Is ACCDB: " & IsACCDB()
  Debug.Print "Is MDB  : " & IsMDB()
  Debug.Print

  ' --------------------------------------------------------
  ' Examples using the current database

  ' Get the current database file name without path
  Debug.Print "Current database Name: " & GetCurrentDBName()

  ' Get the current database path without file name
  Debug.Print "Current path: " & GetCurrentPath()

  ' Get the current database name and full path
  Debug.Print "Current database name and path: " & GetCurrentDBNamePath()
  Debug.Print

  ' --------------------------------------------------------
  ' Examples of using getting the Code Database information.
  ' The Code Database is different from the Current database if it is being run from an Access library or add-in.

  ' Get the current code database file name without path
  Debug.Print "Code database name: " & GetCodeDBName()

  ' Get the current code database path without file name
  Debug.Print "Code database path: " & GetCodeDBPath()

  ' Get the current code database name and full path
  Debug.Print "Code database name and path: " & GetCodeDBNamePath()
  Debug.Print

  ' --------------------------------------------------------

  ' Check to see whether Access is the runtime version
  If IsRuntime() Then
    Debug.Print "App is in runtime mode"
  Else
    Debug.Print "App is not in runtime mode"
  End If

  ' Is this a replica database
  If IsDatabaseReplica() Then
    Debug.Print "Database is a replica"
  Else
    Debug.Print "Datbase is not a replica"
  End If

  ' Get the Access window handle
  Debug.Print "Access window handle: " & GetAccessHWnd()

End Sub

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