INFO: Cannot Get Description Shown in Access Table Design View

Last reviewed: July 9, 1997
Article ID: Q109136

The information in this article applies to:

- Professional Edition of Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows, version 3.0 - Microsoft Access versions 1.0 and 1.1

SUMMARY

When you View a database in Table Design mode in Microsoft Access, a Description property is shown. You can describe a table and each of its fields in the Description property using up to 255 characters. That Description property is not visible when you choose the Datasheet view. The Description property is only visible in design mode in Microsoft Access.

The Description property cannot be read by Access Basic or Visual Basic at run time. The Description property is encrypted in one of the MSys* system tables within each database. Visual Basic cannot access the Description property, even if you use the ListFields or ListTables method. The

Description property is designed for use only at database design time.

Keywords : APrgDataOther kbinfo
Version : 3.0
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: July 9, 1997
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