Here is some code I have used in the past to keep track of things for audits etc. I cant take credit for it, I found it on the web ages ago
Sub GetField2Description()
'**********************************************************
'Purpose: 1) Deletes and recreates a table (tblFields)
' 2) Queries table MSysObjects to return names of
' all tables in the database
' 3) Populates tblFields
'Coded by: raskew
'Inputs: From debug window:
' Call GetField2Description
'Output: See tblFields
'**********************************************************
Dim db As Database, td As TableDef
Dim rs As Recordset, rs2 As Recordset
Dim Test As String, NameHold As String
Dim typehold As String, SizeHold As String
Dim fielddescription As String, tName As String
Dim n As Long, i As Long
Dim fld As Field, strSQL As String
n = 0
Set db = CurrentDb
' Trap for any errors.
On Error Resume Next
tName = "tblFields"
'Does table "tblFields" exist? If true, delete it;
docmd.SetWarnings False
docmd.DeleteObject acTable, "tblFields"
docmd.SetWarnings True
'End If
'Create new tblTable
db.Execute "CREATE TABLE tblFields(Object TEXT (55), FieldName TEXT (55), FieldType TEXT (20), FieldSize Long, FieldAttributes Long, FldDescription TEXT (20));"
strSQL = "SELECT MSysObjects.Name, MSysObjects.Type From MsysObjects WHERE"
strSQL = strSQL + "((MSysObjects.Type)=1)"
strSQL = strSQL + "ORDER BY MSysObjects.Name;"
Set rs = db.OpenRecordset(strSQL)
If Not rs.BOF Then
' Get number of records in recordset
rs.MoveLast
n = rs.RecordCount
rs.MoveFirst
End If
Set rs2 = db.OpenRecordset("tblFields")
For i = 0 To n - 1
fielddescription = " "
Set td = db.TableDefs(i)
'Skip over any MSys objects
If Left(rs!Name, 4) <> "MSys" And Left(rs!Name, 1) <> "~" Then
NameHold = rs!Name
On Error Resume Next
For Each fld In td.Fields
fielddescription = fld.Name
typehold = FieldType(fld.Type)
SizeHold = fld.Size
rs2.AddNew
rs2!Object = NameHold
rs2!FieldName = fielddescription
rs2!FieldType = typehold
rs2!FieldSize = SizeHold
rs2!FieldAttributes = fld.Attributes
rs2!FldDescription = fld.Properties("description")
rs2.Update
Next fld
Resume Next
End If
rs.MoveNext
Next i
rs.Close
rs2.Close
db.Close
End Sub
Function FieldType(intType As Integer) As String
Select Case intType
Case dbBoolean
FieldType = "dbBoolean" '1
Case dbByte
FieldType = "dbByte" '2
Case dbInteger
FieldType = "dbInteger" '3
Case dbLong
FieldType = "dbLong" '4
Case dbCurrency
FieldType = "dbCurrency" '5
Case dbSingle
FieldType = "dbSingle" '6
Case dbDouble
FieldType = "dbDouble" '7
Case dbDate
FieldType = "dbDate" '8
Case dbBinary
FieldType = "dbBinary" '9
Case dbText
FieldType = "dbText" '10
Case dbLongBinary
FieldType = "dbLongBinary" '11
Case dbMemo
FieldType = "dbMemo" '12
Case dbGUID
FieldType = "dbGUID" '15
End Select
End Function
