How to loop through the references to view their properties in Access 2000 (209849)

For a Microsoft Access 97 version of this article, see 186305.

Moderate: Requires basic macro, coding, and interoperability skills.

This article applies to a Microsoft Access database (.mdb) and to a Microsoft Access project (.adp).

SUMMARY

When you view the location of references with the References dialog box on the Tools menu, the trailing portion of the path name may be truncated because of the limitations of the dialog box. This article shows you how to use a Visual Basic for Applications procedure to loop through the References collection and retrieve the properties of each reference.

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MORE INFORMATION

To loop through the References collection and retrieve the properties of each reference, follow these steps:

Create a module and type the following line in the Declarations section if it is not already there:
```
Option Explicit
					
```

Type the following procedure:

Function ReferenceInfo()

   Dim strMessage As String
   Dim strTitle As String
   Dim refItem As Reference
   
   On Error Resume Next
   
   For Each refItem In References
      If refItem.IsBroken Then
         strMessage = "Missing Reference:" & vbCrLf & refItem.FullPath
      Else
         strMessage = "Reference: " & refItem.Name & vbCrLf _
            & "Location: " & refItem.FullPath & vbCrLf
      End If
      Debug.Print strMessage
   Next refItem

End Function

To test this function, type the following line in the Immediate window, and then press ENTER:
```
? ReferenceInfo
						
```
Note that each reference is listed in the Immediate window.

REFERENCES

For more information about the References collection, in the Visual Basic Editor, click Microsoft Visual Basic Help on the Help menu, type reference object in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topic.

For more information about enumerating through the References collection by using the For Each...Next statement, in the Visual Basic Editor, click Microsoft Visual Basic Help on the Help menu, type next in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topic.
For additional information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

226118 OFF2000: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications