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DoCmd.OpenReport Method (Access)

The OpenReport method carries out the OpenReport action in Visual Basic.

Syntax

expression .OpenReport(ReportName, View, FilterName, WhereCondition, WindowMode, OpenArgs)

expression A variable that represents a DoCmd object.

Parameters

Name

Required/Optional

Data Type

Description

ReportName

Required

Variant

A string expression that's the valid name of a report in the current database. If you execute Visual Basic code containing the OpenReport method in a library database, Microsoft Access looks for the report with this name, first in the library database, then in the current database.

View

Optional

AcView

A AcView constant that specifies the view in which the report will open. The default value is acViewNormal.

FilterName

Optional

Variant

A string expression that's the valid name of a query in the current database.

WhereCondition

Optional

Variant

A string expression that's a valid SQL WHERE clause without the word WHERE.

WindowMode

Optional

AcWindowMode

A AcWindowMode constant that specifies the mode in which the form opens. The default valus is acWindowNormal.

OpenArgs

Optional

Variant

Sets the OpenArgs property.

Remarks

You can use the OpenReport method to open a report in Design view or Print Preview, or to print the report immediately. You can also restrict the records that are printed in the report.

The maximum length of the WhereCondition argument is 32,768 characters (unlike the Where Condition action argument in the Macro window, whose maximum length is 256 characters).

Example

The following example prints Sales Report while using the existing query Report Filter.

DoCmd.OpenReport "Sales Report", acViewNormal, "Report Filter"

See Also

Concepts

DoCmd Object

DoCmd Object Members