Microsoft KB Archive/186305

= ACC97: How to Loop Through References to View Their Properties =

Article ID: 186305

Article Last Modified on 1/23/2007

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 * Microsoft Access 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q186305



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



SUMMARY
When you view the location of references with the Tools References dialog box, 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: Sub ReferenceInfo Dim strMessage As String Dim strTitle As String Dim bytButtons As Byte Dim refItem As Reference

On Error Resume Next

For Each refItem In References If refItem.IsBroken Then strTitle = "MISSING Reference" strMessage = "Missing Reference:" & vbCrLf & refItem.FullPath bytButtons = 16 'critical symbol Else strTitle = "Displaying References and Their Locations" strMessage = "Reference: " & refItem.Name & vbCrLf & _ "Location: " & refItem.FullPath bytButtons = 64 'information symbol End If

MsgBox prompt:=strMessage, Title:=strTitle, buttons:=bytButtons

Next refItem

End Sub   To test this function, type the following line in the Debug window, and then press ENTER: ReferenceInfo Note that the message box opens for each reference. 

