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Access 'nested' tables?

Hi,

I am in the process of converting an access database and code to SQL and while copying tables into SQL I stumbled over something weird.

I know access reasonably well, but had not seen this before, please help.

On the enclosed picture there's a table called PO_Total which is a linked table to another access database. However when I open it there a 'drop-down' + next to each row with more data... where is that coming from, and where is that defined?

Thank you in advance, please ask any questions if this does not make sense...

~J
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Nick67

This was a 'feature' added to Access
It is a UI feature in the tables--not a place where you usually want UI to be.
When enabled, any table that is the 'one' in a one-to-many relationship will show a subdatasheet for the 'many' side.

This is strictly a UI feature. If can be ignored if the purpose is to migrate the data away from Access.
If the database file will continue to be used, it can become a performance issue.
Many professional developers will turn this off.
It can be done table by table through the Access UI (although I have forgotten how now)
Or by code.

the VBA code I used to identify tables that had this feature was

Function ReportSubDataSh()
On Error Resume Next
    Dim db As DAO.Database
    Dim tdf As DAO.TableDef
    Dim prp As DAO.Property
    Const conPropName = "SubdatasheetName"
    Const conPropValue = "[None]"
    
    Set db = DBEngine(0)(0)
    For Each tdf In db.TableDefs
        If (tdf.Attributes And dbSystemObject) = 0 Then
            If tdf.Connect = vbNullString And Asc(tdf.Name) <> 126 Then 'Not attached, or temp.
                    If tdf.Properties(conPropName) <> conPropValue Then
                        MsgBox tdf.Name
                    End If
            End If
        End If
    Next
    
    Set prp = Nothing
    Set tdf = Nothing
    Set db = Nothing
End Function

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From there it was simple after checking that I wasn't going to hose anything up to change
MsgBox tdf.Name

to
tdf.Properties(conPropName) = conPropValue

and turn it all off.

prosit

ASKER

Ahh, confusing me while trying to give me more than I asked for ;)

Thanks guys...

~j