Module: CurrentProject in Category Microsoft Access : Objects from Total Visual SourceBook

' Example of modCurrentProject
'
' To use this example:
' 1. Create a new form.
' 2. Create the following command buttons, and set their "On Click" event to :
'     cmdDBPropExists
'     cmdGetDBPropVal
'     cmdCreateDBProp
'     cmdSetDBPropVal
'     cmdBypassKey
' 3. Paste the entire contents of this module into the new form's module.
' 4. Paste the entire contents of this module into the new form's module.

Private Sub cmdBypassKey_Click()
  ' Sets an ADP's AllowBypassKey property.  If it's set to False, users can't hold the shift key down when the database loads to prevent the startup routines from running.
  ' For Jet databases, use the Database_AllowBypassKey function in module modJetDatabase.

  Dim Response As VbMsgBoxResult

  If IsProjectADP Then
    Response = MsgBox("Allow the uer to hold the Shift key to bypass startup routines in the current ADP?", vbYesNoCancel)
    Select Case Response
      Case vbYes
        If ADP_AllowBypassKey(True) Then
          MsgBox "AllowBypassKey set to True."
        End If
      Case vbNo
        If ADP_AllowBypassKey(False) Then
          MsgBox "AllowBypassKey set to False."
        End If
      Case vbCancel
        MsgBox "No change made to AllowBypassKey"
    End Select
  Else
    MsgBox "ADP_AllowBypassKey is only for ADPs. For Jet databases, use the Database_AllowBypassKey function in module modJetDatabase."
  End If

End Sub

Private Sub cmdDBPropExists_Click()
  ' See if a database property name exists

  Dim strProperty As String

  strProperty = InputBox("Enter property name to test")
  If strProperty <> "" Then
    If ProjectPropertyExists(strProperty) Then
      MsgBox "Property " & strProperty & " exists"
    Else
      MsgBox "Property " & strProperty & " does not exist"
    End If
  End If

End Sub

Private Sub cmdGetDBPropVal_Click()
  ' Retrieve a database property value

  Dim strProperty As String
  Dim varValue As Variant

  strProperty = InputBox("Enter property name to test")
  If strProperty <> "" Then
    If ProjectPropertyGet(strProperty, varValue) Then
      MsgBox "The value of Property " & strProperty & " is: " & varValue
    Else
      MsgBox "Property " & strProperty & " does not exist"
    End If
  End If

End Sub

Private Sub cmdCreateDBProp_Click()
  ' Create a database property and assign a value to it
  ' This example only sets a property of text type (dbText) but other data types can also be created.

  Dim strProperty As String
  Dim strValue As String

  strProperty = InputBox("Enter a new property name to create")
  If strProperty <> "" Then
    If ProjectPropertyExists(strProperty) Then
      MsgBox "Property " & strProperty & " already exists"
    Else
      strValue = InputBox("Enter the text value to assign to this property")
      If ProjectPropertySet(strProperty, strValue) Then
        MsgBox "Property " & strProperty & " was created and assigned to " & strValue
      Else
        MsgBox "Property " & strProperty & " was not created"
      End If
    End If
  End If

End Sub

Private Sub cmdSetDBPropVal_Click()
  ' Set a database property value

  Dim strProperty As String
  Dim varValue As String

  strProperty = InputBox("Enter a property name to change")
  If strProperty <> "" Then
    If ProjectPropertyExists(strProperty) Then
      varValue = InputBox("Enter the new value for this property")
      If ProjectPropertySet(strProperty, varValue) Then
        MsgBox "Property " & strProperty & " was assigned"
      Else
        MsgBox "Failed: property " & strProperty & " was not assigned"
      End If
    Else
      MsgBox "Property " & strProperty & " does not exist"
    End If
  End If

End Sub

Private Sub Form_Load()
  Const cintLeft As Integer = 100
  Const cintWidth As Integer = 3000
  Const cintHeight As Integer = 400

  ' Setup controls
  With Me.cmdDBPropExists
    .Top = 100
    .Left = cintLeft
    .Width = cintWidth
    .Height = cintHeight
    .Caption = "Property Exists"
  End With
  With Me.cmdGetDBPropVal
    .Top = 600
    .Left = cintLeft
    .Width = cintWidth
    .Height = cintHeight
    .Caption = "Property Value"
  End With
  With Me.cmdCreateDBProp
    .Top = 1100
    .Left = cintLeft
    .Width = cintWidth
    .Height = cintHeight
    .Caption = "Create Property"
  End With
  With Me.cmdSetDBPropVal
    .Top = 1600
    .Left = cintLeft
    .Width = cintWidth
    .Height = cintHeight
    .Caption = "Set Property"
  End With
  With Me.cmdBypassKey
    .Top = 2100
    .Left = cintLeft
    .Width = cintWidth
    .Height = cintHeight
    .Caption = "Bypass Key (ADP Only)"
  End With
End Sub

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