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To import all the objects from another database into the current database, follow these steps:
- Start Access, and then open the database where you want to import objects.
This may be a new blank database. - In the Database window, click Modules, and then click New.
- On the Tools menu, click References. Make sure that Microsoft DAO 3.6 Object Library or later is selected in the list of references. Also make sure that any reference to Microsoft ActiveX Data Objects is not selected. Click OK.
- Type or paste the following code in the module window:
Option Compare Database
Option Explicit
Public Function ImportDb(strPath As String) As Boolean
On Error Resume Next
Dim db As Database 'Database to import
Dim td As TableDef 'Tabledefs in db
Dim strTDef As String 'Name of table or query to import
Dim qd As QueryDef 'Querydefs in db
Dim doc As Document 'Documents in db
Dim strCntName As String 'Document container name
Dim x As Integer 'For looping
Dim cntContainer As Container 'Containers in db
Dim strDocName As String 'Name of document
Dim intConst As Integer
Dim cdb As Database 'Current Database
Dim rel As Relation 'Relation to copy
Dim nrel As Relation 'Relation to create
Dim strRName As String 'Copied relation's name
Dim strTName As String 'Relation Table name
Dim strFTName As String 'Relation Foreign Table name
Dim varAtt As Variant 'Attributes of relation
Dim fld As Field 'Field(s) in relation to copy
Dim strFName As String 'Name of field to append
Dim strFFName As String 'Foreign name of field to append
'Open database which contains objects to import.
Set db = DBEngine.Workspaces(0).OpenDatabase(strPath, True)
'Import tables from specified Access database.
For Each td In db.TableDefs
strTDef = td.Name
If Left(strTDef, 4) <> "MSys" Then
DoCmd.TransferDatabase acImport, "Microsoft Access", strPath, acTable, _
strTDef, strTDef, False
End If
Next
'Import queries.
For Each qd In db.QueryDefs
strTDef = qd.Name
DoCmd.TransferDatabase acImport, "Microsoft Access", strPath, acQuery, _
strTDef, strTDef, False
Next
'Copy relationships to current database.
Set cdb = CurrentDb
For Each rel In db.Relations
With rel
'Get properties of relation to copy.
strRName = .Name
strTName = .Table
strFTName = .ForeignTable
varAtt = .Attributes
'Create relation in current db with same properties.
Set nrel = cdb.CreateRelation(strRName, strTName, strFTName, varAtt)
For Each fld In .Fields
strFName = fld.Name
strFFName = fld.ForeignName
nrel.Fields.Append nrel.CreateField(strFName)
nrel.Fields(strFName).ForeignName = strFFName
Next
cdb.Relations.Append nrel
End With
Next
'Loop through containers and import all documents.
For x = 1 To 4
Select Case x
Case 1
strCntName = "Forms"
intConst = acForm
Case 2
strCntName = "Reports"
intConst = acReport
Case 3
strCntName = "Scripts"
intConst = acMacro
Case 4
strCntName = "Modules"
intConst = acModule
End Select
Set cntContainer = db.Containers(strCntName)
For Each doc In cntContainer.Documents
strDocName = doc.Name
DoCmd.TransferDatabase acImport, "Microsoft Access", strPath, intConst, _
strDocName, strDocName
'Debug.Print strDocName
'for debugging, will list document names in debug window.
Next doc
Next x
'Clean up variables to recover memory.
Set fld = Nothing
Set nrel = Nothing
Set rel = Nothing
Set cdb = Nothing
Set td = Nothing
Set qd = Nothing
Set cntContainer = Nothing
db.Close
Set db = Nothing
ImportDb = True
End Function
- On the View menu, click Immediate Window.
- In the Immediate window, type the following command line, and then press ENTER:
?ImportDb("C:\pathname\MySourceDatabase.mdb")
Note Substitute the correct path and file name for the source database. This code returns "True" (or -1) if it runs successfully.