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9.6

Edit field names of MS Access Tables using VBA

Asked by drjoeusa in Access Coding/Macros

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I need to change the field names in a number of MS Access tables to standard field names than I have defined.
 
I have attached the code I was trying to use.  
The line: Set tdef = CurrentDb.TableDefs(thisTable) executes with no error, but when I try to use the tdef I get and invalid object error.  What am I doing wrong?

If I get this part to work, this this change the field names for me?Start Free Trial 
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Dim tdef As TableDef, fld As Field
Dim thisTable As String
Dim rs As Recordset, strSQL As String
thisTable = txtTgtTable 'This is the name of the table to edit
'This record set will have the standardized names of the fields
strSQL = "SELECT AllTables_ListOfFieldsX.* " & _
"FROM AllTables_ListOfFieldsX " & _
"WHERE (((AllTables_ListOfFieldsX.TableName)='" & thisTable & "'));"
Set rs = CurrentDb.OpenRecordset(strSQL)
With rs
    If .RecordCount > 0 Then
        Set tdef = CurrentDb.TableDefs(thisTable)
'When I try to execute the next statement I get and error 'Object invalid or no longer set'
        For Each fld In tdef.Fields
            .FindFirst "[FieldName] = '" & fld.Name & "'"
            If Not .NoMatch Then
                fld.Name = .Fields("MyFieldName")
            End If
        Next fld
    End If
End With
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