Module: ADOJetADOX in Category Access/Jet Databases : Table and Records from Total Visual SourceBook

' Example of modADOJetADOX
'
' To try this example, do the following:
' 1. Create a new user form in your project.
' 2. Create a command button 'cmdTest'
' 3. Paste this code into the form's module

Private Const mcstrSampleFolder As String = "C:\Total Visual SourceBook 2013\Samples\"
Private Const mcstrSampleDatabase As String = mcstrSampleFolder & "Sample.mdb"
Private Const mcstrTmpSampleDatabase As String = mcstrSampleFolder & "Sample_Tmp.mdb"
Private Const mcstrTable As String = "Categories"
Private Const mcstrTable_Linked As String = "Categories_Linked"

Private Sub cmdTest_Click()
  Dim cnn As New ADODB.Connection
  Dim strJetProvider As String

  #If VBA7 Then
    strJetProvider = "Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.14.0"
  #Else
    strJetProvider = "Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0"
  #End If

  ' Open the connection
  cnn.CursorLocation = adUseServer
  cnn.Open "Provider=" & strJetProvider & ";" & "Data Source=" & mcstrSampleDatabase

  ' Example of ADOXCreateJetDatabase
  If ADOXCreateJetDatabase(mcstrTmpSampleDatabase) Then
    Debug.Print "Database created: '" & mcstrTmpSampleDatabase & "'"
  Else
    Debug.Print "Database not created."
  End If

  ' Example of ADOChangeJetColumnCase
  Debug.Print vbCrLf & "Table List: " & vbCrLf & "--------------------------"
  Debug.Print ADOXListJetTablesCollectionToString(cnn, vbCrLf) & vbCrLf

  ' Open the connection to the new database
  With cnn
    .Close
    .CursorLocation = adUseServer
    .Open "Provider=" & strJetProvider & ";" & "Data Source=" & mcstrTmpSampleDatabase
  End With

  ' Example of ADOXCreateLinkedJetTable
  If ADOXCreateLinkedJetTable(cnn, mcstrSampleDatabase, mcstrTable, mcstrTable_Linked) Then
    Debug.Print "Linked table created."
  End If

  ' Example of ADOXIsTableLinked
  If ADOXIsTableLinked(cnn, mcstrTable_Linked) Then
    Debug.Print "Table is linked: " & mcstrTable_Linked
  Else
    Debug.Print "Table is not linked."
  End If

  ' Example of ADOXGetTableProperties
  Debug.Print vbCrLf & "Linked Table Properties:" & vbCrLf & "--------------------------"
  Debug.Print ADOXGetTableProperties(cnn, mcstrTable_Linked)

  ' Example of ADOXGetLinkedPath
  Debug.Print "Linked Table Path: " & _
    ADOXGetLinkedPath(cnn, mcstrTable_Linked)

  ' Example of ADOXGetLinkType
  Debug.Print "Link Type: " & _
    ADOXGetLinkType(cnn, mcstrTable_Linked)

  ' Example of ADOXRelinkTable
  If ADOXRelinkTable(cnn, mcstrTable_Linked, mcstrSampleDatabase) Then
    Debug.Print "Table re-linked: " & mcstrTable_Linked
  Else
    Debug.Print "Table not re-linked."
  End If

  ' Example of ADOXRelinkAllTables
  If ADOXRelinkAllTables(cnn, mcstrSampleDatabase) Then
    Debug.Print "All tables re-linked."
  Else
    Debug.Print "All tables not re-linked."
  End If

  ' Example of ADOXTestLinkedTable
  If ADOXTestLinkedTable(cnn, mcstrTable_Linked) Then
    Debug.Print "Linked table " & mcstrTable_Linked & " is valid."
  Else
    Debug.Print "Linked table " & mcstrTable_Linked & " is NOT valid."
  End If

  ' Example of ADOXTestAllLinkedTables
  If ADOXTestAllLinkedTables(cnn) Then
    Debug.Print "All linked tables are valid."
  Else
    Debug.Print "At least one linked table is NOT valid."
  End If

End Sub

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