ACC2000: How to Get the Name and Path of the Current Database

ID: Q210395

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Access 2000

Advanced: Requires expert coding, interoperability, and multiuser skills.

This article applies to a Microsoft Access database (.mdb) and a Microsoft Access project (.adp).

SUMMARY

This article shows you how to create user-defined functions that return the name and path of the current database.

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You can use the CurrentProject property to access the CurrentProject object and its related collections, properties, and methods. The CurrentProject object refers to the project for the current Microsoft Access project (.adp) or Access database (.mdb). The following example displays the full path, the path, and the file name of the currently open project.

Create a module and type the following line in the Declarations section if it is not already there:


Option Explicit

Type the following procedures:

 
Function GetFullPath()
   'Returns full path including file to currently opened MDB or ADP
   GetFullPath = CurrentProject.FullName 
End Function

 
Function GetPath()
   'Returns the path to currently opened MDB or ADP
   GetPath = CurrentProject.Path 
End Function

 
Function GetName()
   'Returns the filename of the currently opened MDB or ADP
   GetName = CurrentProject.Name 
End Function

To test these functions, type the following lines in the Immediate window, and then press ENTER after each line.
```
? GetFullPath() 
```
Note that the path and name of the current database are displayed in the Immediate window.
```
? GetPath() 
```
Note that the path of the current database is displayed in the Immediate window.
```
? GetName() 
```
Note that the name of the current database is displayed in the Immediate window.

NOTE: Do not confuse the GetFullPath function with the CurDir$() function, which returns the path of the current folder (directory). The current folder may not be the folder where the current database is located.

REFERENCES

For more information about the CurrentProject object, in the Visual Basic Editor, click Microsoft Visual Basic Help on the Help menu, type "CurrentProject" in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topic.

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Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbinfo