INFO: Cannot Get Description Shown in Access Table Design View (109136)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition for Windows 3.0
- Microsoft Access 1.0
- Microsoft Access 1.1
This article was previously published under Q109136 SUMMARY
When you View a database in Table Design mode in Microsoft Access, a
Description property is shown. You can describe a table and each of its
fields in the Description property using up to 255 characters. That
Description property is not visible when you choose the Datasheet view.
The Description property is only visible in design mode in Microsoft
Access.
The Description property cannot be read by Access Basic or Visual Basic at
run time. The Description property is encrypted in one of the MSys* system
tables within each database. Visual Basic cannot access the Description
property, even if you use the ListFields or ListTables method. The
Description property is designed for use only at database design time.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 11/18/2003 |
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| Keywords: | kbinfo KB109136 |
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