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I don't believe SQL Server diagrams are something Access can link to, so the answer is likely 'You can't do that'.
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I don't believe SQL Server diagrams are something Access can link to, so the answer is likely 'You can't do that'.

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Can't you do it through ADO? You open via ADO the MS SQL Server database, and query it? I don't know how to do it, that is the problem
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Can't you do it through ADO? You open via ADO the MS SQL Server database, and query it? I don't know how to do it, that is the problem

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I've never done that before, and I believe the database diagram is just an XML representation and not a queryable object.
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I've never done that before, and I believe the database diagram is just an XML representation and not a queryable object.

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If I may ask, why do you want to read it via VBA? You can read or print it directly from SQL Server.
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If I may ask, why do you want to read it via VBA? You can read or print it directly from SQL Server.

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May be this one help you but I m not sure: stackoverflow.com/question<wbr />s/11719092<wbr />/read-data<wbr />-from-a-sq<wbr />l-server-d<wbr />atabase-in<wbr />-visual-ba<wbr />sic-in-ms-<wbr />access
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May be this one help you but I m not sure: stackoverflow.com/questions/11719092/read-data-from-a-sql-server-database-in-visual-basic-in-ms-access

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Jim Horn's comment is the only possible solution.<br />
<a href="#a42069919" rel="ugc">#a42069919</a><br />
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I think the question probably deserves oblivion, since it is abandoned.
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Jim Horn's comment is the only possible solution.
#a42069919

I think the question probably deserves oblivion, since it is abandoned.

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With VBA, in MS Access 2013, I need to be able to read a MS SQL Server database diagram. I am working with a .accdb
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With VBA, in MS Access 2013, I need to be able to read a MS SQL Server database diagram. I am working with a .accdb

Read MS SQL database diagram with VBA

Microsoft Access is a rapid application development (RAD) relational database tool. Access can be used for both desktop and web-based applications, and uses VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) as its coding language.

Microsoft Access

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 is a suite of relational database management system (RDBMS) products providing multi-user database access functionality.Component services include integration (SSIS), reporting (SSRS), analysis (SSAS), data quality, master data, T-SQL and performance tuning. Major improvements include the  Always On technologies and support for unstructured data types.

Microsoft SQL Server 2008

Most development for the Microsoft platform is done utilizing the technologies supported by the.NET framework. Other development is done using Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) for programs like Access, Excel, Word and Outlook, with PowerShell for scripting, or with SQL for large databases.