AccessObject.IsDependentUpon Method (Access)

Returns a Boolean value that indicates whether the specified object is dependent upon the database object specified in the ObjectName argument.

Syntax

expression .IsDependentUpon(ObjectType, ObjectName)

expression A variable that represents an AccessObject object.

Parameters

Name

Required/Optional

Data Type

Description

ObjectType

Required

AcObjectType

An AcObjectType constant that represents the type of database object to check for dependency.

ObjectName

Required

String

The name of the database object to check for dependency.

Return Value

Boolean

Remarks

This method will return a run-time error if any of the following conditions are true:

  • The Track name AutoCorrect info setting (Tools menu, Options dialog box, General tab) is disabled. You can use the following code to enable the Track name AutoCorrect info setting and update the dependency information for all of the objects in the database:

    Application.SetOption "Track Name AutoCorrect Info", 1

  • You have insufficient permissions to check the dependency information for the specified AccessObject object.

  • This method is being called from an Access project (.adp).

Access does not search Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) code, macros, or data access pages for dependencies.

See Also

Concepts

AccessObject Object Members

AccessObject Object