Determine Object Type

Question

Is there a way to determine the Object type, when passing a reference to a function?

I\'m using a security permissions function, which determines if the user has per

Answer 1

Simplest way to determine the access type in access is to do an object lookup within the Access' system tables.

Here would be the lookup:

DLookup("Type","MSysObjects","NAME = '" & strObject & "'")

strObject is the name of the object within Access

The result is one of the number below OR NULL if the object does not exist in Access

1 = Access Table
4 = OBDB-Linked Table / View
5 = Access Query
6 = Attached (Linked) File  (such as Excel, another Access Table or query, text file, etc.)
-32768 = Access Form
-32764 = Access Report
-32761 = Access Module

so, the dlookup would provide "-32768" for a Form or "-32764" for a Report Hope that helps