ACC2000: How to Determine If a Form Exists in a Database (210597)

SUMMARY

This article shows you how to create a Visual Basic for Application procedure to determine if a form exists in a database. If the form is in the database, the function opens it; otherwise, you get a message box stating that the form does not exist in this database.

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Sub FormOpener(FormToOpen As String)

   Dim obj As AccessObject
   
   For Each obj In CurrentProject.AllForms
      If obj.Name = FormToOpen Then
         DoCmd.OpenForm FormToOpen
         Exit Sub
      End If
   Next
   
   MsgBox FormToOpen & " does not exist in this database."
   
End Sub

REFERENCES

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