Databases Reference
In-Depth Information
Table 14-1. Standard-variable n
a
ming for VBA
Variable
Prefix
B
oolean
b
ool, b, or f
Byte
b, byt, or bt
C
urrency
c
ur
Date
dt or dte
D
ouble
d
or dbl
Integer
i, c, or int
L
ong
l
, c, or lng
Single
s or sng
S
tring
s
tr
User-defined type
typ, u, or ut
V
ariant
v
or var
Table 14-2. Object-variable
naming for VBA
Variable
Prefix
Container
con
D
atabase
d
b
Document
doc
D
ynaset
d
yn
Error
err
F
ield
f
ld
Form
frm
I
ndex
i
dx
Object
obj
P
arameter
p
rm
Property
prp
Q
ueryDef
q
df
Recordset
rs
R
elation
r
el
Report
rpt
S
napshot
s
np
Table
tbl
T
ableDef
t
df or tbl
User
usr
Workspace
w
s
14.1.3 Referencing the Properties and Methods of an Object
The general syntax for referring to an object's properties and methods is very simple.
Suppose that
objVar
is a variable that refers to an object. If AProperty is a property of
this object, then we can access this property using the syntax:
objVar.AProperty
If
AMethod
is a method for this object, then we can invoke that method with the syntax:
