ComboBox.ColumnHidden Property

You can use the ColumnHidden property to show or hide a specified column in Datasheet view. Read/write Boolean.

Syntax

expression.ColumnHidden

expression   A variable that represents a ComboBox object.

Remarks

For example, you might want to hide a CustomerAddress field that's too wide so you can view the CustomerName and PhoneNumber fields.

Note
The ColumnHidden property applies to all fields in Datasheet view and to form controls when the form is in Datasheet view.

Hiding a column with the ColumnHidden property in Datasheet view doesn't hide fields from the same column in Form view. Similarly, setting a control's Visible property to False in Form view doesn't hide the corresponding column in Datasheet view.

Note
To set or change this property for a table or query by using Visual Basic, you must use a column's Properties collection. For details on using the Properties collection, see Properties .

You can display a field in a query even though the column for the field is hidden in table Datasheet view. You can use values from a hidden column as the criteria for a filter even though the column remains hidden after the filter is applied.

Setting a field's ColumnWidth property to 0, or resizing the field to a zero width in Datasheet view, causes Microsoft Access to set the corresponding ColumnHidden property to True. Unhiding a column restores the ColumnWidthColumnWidth property to the value it had before the field was hidden.

Note
The ColumnHidden property is not available in Design view.

Example

The following example hides the ProductID field in Datasheet view of the Products form.

  Forms!Products!ProductID.ColumnHidden = -1

The next example also hides the ProductID field in Datasheet view of the Products table.

  Public Sub SetColumnHidden()
Dim dbs As DAO.Database
Dim fld As DAO.Field
Dim prp As DAO.Property
Const conErrPropertyNotFound = 3270

' Turn off error trapping.
On Error Resume Next

Set dbs = CurrentDb

' Set field property.
Set fld = dbs.TableDefs!Products.Fields!ProductID
fld.Properties("<strong class="bterm">ColumnHidden</strong>") = True

' Error may have occurred when value was set.
If Err.Number &lt;&gt; 0 Then
    If Err.Number &lt;&gt; conErrPropertyNotFound Then
        On Error GoTo 0
        MsgBox "Couldn't set property 'ColumnHidden' " &amp; _
               "on field '" &amp; fld.Name &amp; "'", vbCritical
    Else
        On Error GoTo 0
        Set prp = fld.CreateProperty("<strong class="bterm">ColumnHidden</strong>", dbLong, True)
        fld.Properties.Append prp
    End If
End If

Set prp = Nothing
Set fld = Nothing
Set dbs = Nothing

End Sub