Fields.Delete Method (DAO)

Deletes a Field from the Fields collection.

Syntax

expression .Delete(Name)

expression A variable that represents a Fields object.

Parameters

Name	Required/Optional	Data Type	Description
Name	Required	String	The field to delete.

Remarks

The deletion of a stored object occurs immediately, but you should use the Refresh method on any other collections that may be affected by changes to the database structure.

Example

This example uses either the Append method or the Delete method to modify the Fields collection of a TableDef. The AppendDeleteField procedure is required for this procedure to run.

Sub AppendX() 
 
 Dim dbsNorthwind As Database 
 Dim tdfEmployees As TableDef 
 Dim fldLoop As Field 
 
 Set dbsNorthwind = OpenDatabase("Northwind.mdb") 
 Set tdfEmployees = dbsNorthwind.TableDefs!Employees 
 
 ' Add three new fields. 
 AppendDeleteField tdfEmployees, "APPEND", _ 
 "E-mail", dbText, 50 
 AppendDeleteField tdfEmployees, "APPEND", _ 
 "Http", dbText, 80 
 AppendDeleteField tdfEmployees, "APPEND", _ 
 "Quota", dbInteger, 5 
 
 Debug.Print "Fields after Append" 
 Debug.Print , "Type", "Size", "Name" 
 
 ' Enumerate the Fields collection to show the new fields. 
 For Each fldLoop In tdfEmployees.Fields 
 Debug.Print , fldLoop.Type, fldLoop.Size, fldLoop.Name 
 Next fldLoop 
 
 ' Delete the newly added fields. 
 AppendDeleteField tdfEmployees, "DELETE", "E-mail" 
 AppendDeleteField tdfEmployees, "DELETE", "Http" 
 AppendDeleteField tdfEmployees, "DELETE", "Quota" 
 
 Debug.Print "Fields after Delete" 
 Debug.Print , "Type", "Size", "Name" 
 
 ' Enumerate the Fields collection to show that the new 
 ' fields have been deleted. 
 For Each fldLoop In tdfEmployees.Fields 
 Debug.Print , fldLoop.Type, fldLoop.Size, fldLoop.Name 
 Next fldLoop 
 
 dbsNorthwind.Close 
 
End Sub 
 
Sub AppendDeleteField(tdfTemp As TableDef, _ 
 strCommand As String, strName As String, _ 
 Optional varType, Optional varSize) 
 
 With tdfTemp 
 
 ' Check first to see if the TableDef object is 
 ' updatable. If it isn't, control is passed back to 
 ' the calling procedure. 
 If .Updatable = False Then 
 MsgBox "TableDef not Updatable! " & _ 
 "Unable to complete task." 
 Exit Sub 
 End If 
 
 ' Depending on the passed data, append or delete a 
 ' field to the Fields collection of the specified 
 ' TableDef object. 
 If strCommand = "APPEND" Then 
 .Fields.Append .CreateField(strName, _ 
 varType, varSize) 
 Else 
 If strCommand = "DELETE" Then .Fields.Delete _ 
 strName 
 End If 
 
 End With 
 
End Sub