Database for VBA

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I am building a database catalogue of all our reports and want to include the
SQL and VBA used in the reports. I have added a memo field to hold this data
but the database becomes unstable when I add the VBA (I copy it from MS Excel
and paste it in the memo field). I suspect that Access is trying to run the
VBA.

Could someone suggest how I can embed this data in the database. I know that
I could hyperlink to files external to the database but don't want to do this
unless there are no other issues.

Thanks
 
It sounds like you are trying to document the application.

Do you require electronic documentation, or could you use Access' built in
documenter and print off the documentation?

For that matter, instead of documenting it yourself, what about just using
Access' built in documenter?

Regards

Jeff Boyce
Microsoft Access MVP

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Hi Jeff

Thank you for your response. To give you a bit more background, we have a
number of reports within the department that we want to document in a way
that can be searched by anyone in the department (so that they can find which
reports might be relevant to them and to reduce duplication). We are building
a MS Access catalogue that will be the main data store with a sharepoint user
interface. Although most people won't need to see the VBA and SQL stored in
the database we want to have all the documentation/backup of the code for the
various reports in one place i.e. within the database. A number of the
reports that we want to document are built in MS Excel and are automated
through VBA.

I thought MS Access would be a good way to go and that VBA in a memo field
would be seen as text but it seems to be corrupting the databse. I have used
Access's documenter in the past but do not have a similar documenter for
Excel (although I am aware there are products we could buy). I am loathed to
have a central folder with backups of the code and hyperlinks due to the
fragility of them but would welcome any ideas.....

K
 
I've not run across this issue before, so I'll step back. Hopefully one of
the other newsgroup readers has some insight on this...

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Regards

Jeff Boyce
Microsoft Access MVP

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Thank you for trying to help

Jeff Boyce said:
I've not run across this issue before, so I'll step back. Hopefully one of
the other newsgroup readers has some insight on this...

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Regards

Jeff Boyce
Microsoft Access MVP

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this post. Mention and/or description of a product or service herein does
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possible/necessary.




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Please describe what you mean by "..... the database becomes unstable ...."
Access IS NOT trying to run the VBA just because you have the VBA in a
table! Post a specific example of where you are having a problem.

Steve
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KB,

You say the VBA in the memo field is causing corruption. How are you
inserting the VBA into the memo field. Also, what version of Access and
what SP is it on?

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Hi Jeff

Thank you for your response. To give you a bit more background, we have a
number of reports within the department that we want to document in a way
that can be searched by anyone in the department (so that they can find
which
reports might be relevant to them and to reduce duplication). We are
building
a MS Access catalogue that will be the main data store with a sharepoint
user
interface. Although most people won't need to see the VBA and SQL stored in
the database we want to have all the documentation/backup of the code for
the
various reports in one place i.e. within the database. A number of the
reports that we want to document are built in MS Excel and are automated
through VBA.

I thought MS Access would be a good way to go and that VBA in a memo field
would be seen as text but it seems to be corrupting the databse. I have used
Access's documenter in the past but do not have a similar documenter for
Excel (although I am aware there are products we could buy). I am loathed to
have a central folder with backups of the code and hyperlinks due to the
fragility of them but would welcome any ideas.....

K
 
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