Application.DBEngine Property

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You can use the DBEngine property in Visual Basic to access the current DBEngine object and its related properties. Read-only DBEngine.

Syntax

expression.DBEngine

expression   A variable that represents an Application object.

Remarks

The DBEngine property of the Application object represents the Microsoft Access database engine. The DBEngine object is the top-level object in the Data Access Objects (DAO) model and it contains and controls all other objects in the hierarchy of Data Access Objects.

Example

The following example displays the DBEngine properties in a message box.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Private Sub Command1_Click()
    DisplayApplicationInfo Me
End Sub

Function DisplayApplicationInfo(obj As Object) As Integer
Dim objApp As Object, intI As Integer, strProps As String
On Error Resume Next
' Form Application property.
Set objApp = obj.Application
MsgBox "Application Visible property = " & objApp.Visible
If objApp.UserControl = True Then
For intI = 0 To objApp.DBEngine.Properties.Count - 1
strProps = strProps & objApp.DBEngine.Properties(intI).Name & ", "
Next intI
End If
MsgBox Left(strProps, Len(strProps) - 2) & ".", vbOK, "DBEngine Properties"
End Function