Open a query or table in another database in design view.

[Phil Stanton]

I am trying to view the design of tables and queries in another database.

This is the code on a form, "ObjectName.Column(0))" is the name of a table
or query selected from the other database. I also have the ObjectID which is
in the other database MSysObjects (in case it is needed).

Case 1 is for tables and case 5 is queries.

The Set OtherTableDef and Set OtherQueryDef work OK, but not the OpenTable
Error is "Microsoft Acces can't find the object ........"

Any ideas

Thanks

Phil

Private Sub ObjectName_DblClick(Cancel As Integer)
Dim AccApp As Access.Application
Dim OtherDb As Database
Dim OtherTableDef As TableDef
Dim OtherQueryDef As QueryDef

On Error GoTo ShowObject_Err
' Save for later

Set AccApp = New Access.Application
Set OtherDb = AccApp.DBEngine.OpenDatabase(DatabaseName, False, False,
Nz(PWD))

Select Case ObjectTypeID

Case 1 'Tables
Set OtherTableDef = OtherDb.TableDefs(ObjectName.Column(0))
' This works
DoCmd.OpenTable OtherTableDef.Name, acViewDesign
' This doesn't work

Case 5 'Queries
Set OtherQueryDef = OtherDb.QueryDefs(ObjectName.Column(0))
' This works
DoCmd.OpenQuery OtherQueryDef.Name, acViewDesign
' This doesn't work

Case Else
MsgBox "Unknown Error", vbCritical

End Select
Exit Sub

ShowObject_Err:
MsgBox Err.Description

End Sub