how can I check if a table exist?

[Insomnia]

Hi there!

I need to build tables programatically, with different names.
But before I can build one I need to delete any earlier copy with the same name, but I can't delete it if it doesnot exist, and do I found out if it exists??

/thank you Insomnia

 

[ghudson]

Sub TestTable()
    
    If TableExists("table2") = True Then
        MsgBox "table exists"
    Else
        MsgBox "table does not exist"
    End If
    
End Sub

Public Function TableExists(sTable As String) As Boolean
    
    Dim db As Database
    Dim tbl As TableDef
    Set db = CurrentDb()
    
    TableExists = False
    
    For Each tbl In db.TableDefs
        If tbl.NAME = sTable Then TableExists = True
    Next tbl
    
End Function

 

[Insomnia]

thx m8, you truly are ghuds son

 

[st3ve]

Does table exist in external db

How would I modify this code to test the existance of a table in another (external) database (eg. prior to attempting to import it)?

I've tried replacing .... Set db = CurrentDb() with .....
Set db = "C:\Test\abcdefg.mdb",

... but this results in a "Compile error: Type Mismatch" message.

Thanks for looking.