DoCmd Methods (Access)

 05/12/2016  4 minutes to read

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Methods
Name Description

AddMenu The AddMenu method carries out the AddMenu action in Visual Basic.

ApplyFilter The ApplyFilter method carries out the ApplyFilter action in Visual Basic.

Beep The Beep method carries out the Beep action in Visual Basic.

BrowseTo The BrowseTo method performs the BrowseTo action in Visual Basic.

CancelEvent The CancelEvent method carries out the CancelEvent action in Visual Basic.

ClearMacroError Removes information about an error that is stored in the MacroError object.

Close The Close method carries out the Close action in Visual Basic.

CloseDatabase Closes the current database.

CopyDatabaseFile Copies the database connected to the current project to a Microsoft SQL Server
database file for export.

CopyObject The CopyObject method carries out the CopyObject action in Visual Basic.

DeleteObject The DeleteObject method carries out the DeleteObject action in Visual Basic.

DoMenuItem Displays the appropriate menu or toolbar command for Microsoft Access.

Echo Carries out the Echo action in Visual Basic.

FindNext The FindNext method carries out the FindNext action in Visual Basic.
Name Description

FindRecord The FindRecord method carries out the FindRecord action in Visual Basic.

GoToControl The GoToControl method performs the GoToControl action action in Visual Basic.

GoToPage Carries out the GoToPage action in Visual Basic. .

GoToRecord The GoToRecord method carries out the GoToRecord action in Visual Basic.

Hourglass The Hourglass method carries out the Hourglass action in Visual Basic.

LockNavigationPane You can use the LockNavigationPane action to prevent users from deleting database
objects that are displayed in the Navigation Pane.

Maximize The Maximize method carries out the Maximize action in Visual Basic.

Minimize The Minimize method carries out the Minimize action in Visual Basic.

MoveSize The MoveSize method carries out the MoveSize action in Visual Basic.

NavigateTo You can use the NavigateTo method to control the display of database objects in the
Navigation Pane. .

OpenDataAccessPage The OpenDataAccessPage method carries out the OpenDataAccessPage action in

Visual Basic.

OpenDiagram The OpenDiagram method carries out the OpenDiagram action in Visual Basic.

OpenForm The OpenForm method carries out the OpenForm action in Visual Basic.

OpenFunction Opens a user-defined function in a Microsoft SQL Server database for viewing in
Microsoft Access.

OpenModule The OpenModule method carries out the OpenModule action in Visual Basic.

OpenQuery The OpenQuery method carries out the OpenQuery action in Visual Basic.

OpenReport The OpenReport method carries out the OpenReport action in Visual Basic.

OpenStoredProcedure The OpenStoredProcedure method carries out the OpenStoredProcedure action in

Visual Basic.

OpenTable The OpenTable method carries out the OpenTable action in Visual Basic.

OpenView The OpenView method carries out the OpenView action in Visual Basic.
Name Description

OutputTo The OutputTo method carries out the OutputTo action in Visual Basic.

PrintOut The PrintOut method carries out the PrintOut action in Visual Basic.

Quit The Quit method quits Microsoft Access. You can select one of several options for
saving a database object before quitting.

RefreshRecord The RefreshRecord method performs the RefreshRecord macro operation from
Visual Basic.

Rename The Rename method carries out the Rename action in Visual Basic.

RepaintObject The RepaintObject method carries out the RepaintObject action in Visual Basic.

Requery Carries out the Requery action in Visual Basic.

Restore The Restore method carries out the Restore action in Visual Basic.

RunCommand The RunCommand method runs a built-in command.

RunDataMacro Use the RunDataMacro method to run a named data macro from Visual Basic.

RunMacro The RunMacro method carries out the RunMacro action in Visual Basic.

RunSavedImportExport Rrun a saved import or export specification.

RunSQL The RunSQL method carries out the RunSQL action in Visual Basic.

Save The Save method carries out the Save action in Visual Basic.

SearchForRecord You can use the SearchForRecord method to search for a specific record in a table,
query, form, or report.

SelectObject The SelectObject method carries out the SelectObject action in Visual Basic.

SendObject The SendObject method carries out the SendObject action in Visual Basic.

SetDisplayedCategories Specifies which categories are displayed under Navigate to Category in the title bar
of the Navigation Pane. .

SetFilter Use the SetFilter method to apply a filter to the records in the active datasheet, form,
report, or table.

SetMenuItem The SetMenuItem method carries out the SetMenuItem action in Visual Basic.
Name Description

SetOrderBy Use the SetOrderBy method to apply a sort to the active datasheet, form, report, or
table.

SetParameter Use the SetParameter method to create a parameter for use by the BrowseTo,
OpenForm, OpenQuery, OpenReport, or RunDataMacro methods.

SetProperty The SetProperty method carries out the SetProperty action in Visual Basic.

SetWarnings The SetWarnings method carries out the SetWarnings action in Visual Basic.

ShowAllRecords The ShowAllRecords method carries out the ShowAllRecords action in Visual Basic.

ShowToolbar The ShowToolbar method carries out the ShowToolbar action in Visual Basic.

SingleStep Pauses macro execution and opens the Macro Single Step dialog box.

TransferDatabase The TransferDatabase method carries out the TransferDatabase action in Visual Basic.

TransferSharePointList You can use the TransferSharePointList method to import or link data from a
SharePoint Foundation site.

TransferSpreadsheet The TransferSpreadsheet method carries out the TransferSpreadsheet action in

Visual Basic.

TransferSQLDatabase Transfers the entire specified Microsoft SQL Server database to another SQL Server
database.

TransferText The TransferText method carries out the TransferText action in Visual Basic.