Application.GUIDFromString Method (Access)
The GUIDFromString function converts a string to a GUID, which is an array of type Byte.
Syntax
expression .GUIDFromString(String)
expression A variable that represents an Application object.
Parameters
Name |
Required/Optional |
Data Type |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|
String |
Required |
Variant |
A string expression which evaluates to a GUID in string form. |
Return Value
Variant
Remarks
The Microsoft Access database engine stores GUIDs as arrays of type Byte. However, Microsoft Access can't return Byte data from a control on a form or report. In order to return the value of a GUID from a control, you must convert it to a string. To convert a GUID to a string, use the StringFromGUID function. To convert a string to a GUID, use the GUIDFromString function.
Example
The following example uses the GUIDFromString function to convert a string to a GUID. The string is a GUID stored in string form in a replicated Employees table. The field, s_GUID, is a hidden field added to every replicated table in a replicated database.
Sub CheckGUIDType()
Dim dbsConn As ADODB.Connection
Dim rstEmployees As ADODB.Recordset
' Make a connection to the current database.
Set dbsConn = Application.CurrentProject.Connection
Set rstEmployees = New ADODB.Recordset
rstEmployees.Open "Employees", dbsConn, , , adCmdTable
' Print the GUID to the immediate window.
Debug.Print rst!s_GUID
Debug.Print TypeName(rst!s_GUID)
Debug.Print TypeName(GuidFromString(rst!s_GUID))
Set rstEmployees = Nothing
Set dbsConn = Nothing
End Sub