Reference Members (Access)

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The Reference object refers to a reference set to another application's or project's type library.

Properties

Name

Description

BuiltIn

The BuiltIn property returns a Boolean value indicating whether a Reference object points to a default reference that's necessary for Microsoft Access to function properly. Read-only Boolean.

Collection

The Collection property returns a reference to the collection that contains an object. Read-only References object.

FullPath

The FullPath property returns a string containing the path and file name of the referenced type library.

Guid

The GUID property of a Reference object returns a GUID that identifies a type library in the Windows Registry. Read-only String.

IsBroken

The IsBroken property returns a Boolean value indicating whether a Reference object points to a valid reference in the Windows Registry. Read-only Boolean.

Kind

The Kind property indicates the type of reference that a Reference object represents. Read-only vbext_RefKind.

Major

The Major property of a Reference object returns a read-only Long value indicating the major version number of an application to which you have set a reference.

Minor

The Minor property of a Reference object returns a Long value indicating the minor version number of the application to which you have set a reference.

Name

You can use the Name property to determine the string expression that identifies the name of an object. Read-only String.