GetPermissions and SetPermissions Methods Example (VB)

This example demonstrates the GetPermissions and SetPermissions methods. The following code gives full access for the Orders table to the Admin user.

' BeginGrantPermissionsVB
Sub GrantPermissions()
    On Error GoTo GrantPermissionsError
    
    Dim cnn As New ADODB.Connection
    Dim cat As New ADOX.Catalog
    Dim lngPerm As Long

    ' Opens a connection to the northwind database
    ' using the Microsoft Jet 4.0 provider
    cnn.Provider = "Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0"
    cnn.Open "Data Source='Northwind.mdb';" & _
        "jet oledb:system database=" & _
        "'system.mdw'"

    Set cat.ActiveConnection = cnn

    ' Retrieve original permissions
    lngPerm = cat.Users("admin").GetPermissions("Orders", adPermObjTable)
    Debug.Print "Original permissions: " & Str(lngPerm)
    
    ' Revoke all permissions
    cat.Users("admin").SetPermissions "Orders", adPermObjTable, _
        adAccessRevoke, adRightFull
    
    ' Display permissions
    Debug.Print "Revoked permissions: " & _
        Str(cat.Users("admin").GetPermissions("Orders", adPermObjTable))
    
    ' Give the Admin user full rights on the orders object
    cat.Users("admin").SetPermissions "Orders", adPermObjTable, _
        adAccessSet, adRightFull

    ' Display permissions
    Debug.Print "Full permissions: " & _
        Str(cat.Users("admin").GetPermissions("Orders", adPermObjTable))

    ' Restore original permissions
    cat.Users("admin").SetPermissions "Orders", adPermObjTable, _
        adAccessSet, lngPerm

    ' Display permissions
    Debug.Print "Final permissions: " & _
        Str(cat.Users("admin").GetPermissions("Orders", adPermObjTable))
    
    'Clean up
    cnn.Close
    Set cat = Nothing
    Set cnn = Nothing
    Exit Sub
    
GrantPermissionsError:
    
    Set cat = Nothing
    
    If Not cnn Is Nothing Then
        If cnn.State = adStateOpen Then cnn.Close
    End If
    Set cnn = Nothing
    
    If Err <> 0 Then
        MsgBox Err.Source & "-->" & Err.Description, , "Error"
    End If
    
End Sub
' EndGrantPermissionsVB

See Also

Catalog Object | GetPermissions Method | SetPermissions Method | User Object | Users Collection