CDaoDatabase::GetTableDefInfo

Call this member function to obtain various kinds of information about a table defined in the database.

void GetTableDefInfo( 
   int nIndex, 
   CDaoTableDefInfo& tabledefinfo, 
   DWORD dwInfoOptions = AFX_DAO_PRIMARY_INFO  
); 
void GetTableDefInfo( 
   LPCTSTR lpszName, 
   CDaoTableDefInfo& tabledefinfo, 
   DWORD dwInfoOptions = AFX_DAO_PRIMARY_INFO  
);

Parameters

• nIndex
  The index of the tabledef object in the database's TableDefs collection, for lookup by index.

• tabledefinfo
  A reference to a CDaoTableDefInfo object that returns the information requested.

• dwInfoOptions
  Options that specify which information about the table to retrieve. The available options are listed here along with what they cause the function to return about the relation:

  • AFX_DAO_PRIMARY_INFO   (Default) Name, Updatable, Attributes

  • AFX_DAO_SECONDARY_INFO   Primary information plus: Date Created, Date Last Updated, Source Table Name, Connect

  • AFX_DAO_ALL_INFO   Primary and secondary information plus: Validation Rule, Validation Text, Record Count

• lpszName
  The name of the tabledef object, for lookup by name.

Remarks

Two versions of the function are supplied so you can select a table either by index in the database's TableDefs collection or by the name of the table.

For a description of the information returned in tabledefinfo, see the CDaoTableDefInfo structure. This structure has members that correspond to the items of information listed above in the description of dwInfoOptions. If you request information at one level, you get information for any prior levels as well.

Requirements

Header: afxdao.h

See Also

Reference

CDaoDatabase Class

Hierarchy Chart

CDaoDatabase::GetTableDefCount