GetHiddenAttribute, SetHiddenAttribute Methods

The GetHiddenAttribute method returns the value of hidden attribute of a Microsoft Access object in the object's Properties dialog box, available by selecting the object in the Database window and clicking Properties on the View menu.
The SetHiddenAttribute method sets the hidden attribute of an Access object.

Syntax

object.GetHiddenAttribute(objecttype, objectname)

object.SetHiddenAttribute objecttype, objectname, setting

The GetHiddenAttribute and SetHiddenAttribute methods have the following arguments.

Argument	Description
object	Optional. The Application object.
objecttype	One of the following intrinsic constants: acDataAccessPage acDiagram acForm acMacro acModule acQuery acReport acServerView acStoredProcedure acTable
	You must enter a constant for the objecttype argument, acDefault is not a valid entry.
objectname	A string expression identifying the name of the Access object.
setting	A Boolean value where True (-1) sets the hidden attribute and False (0) clears the attribute.

Remarks

The GetHiddenAttribute and SetHiddenAttribute methods provide a means of changing an object's hidden attribute from Visual Basic code. With these methods, you can set or read the hidden option available in the object's Properties dialog box.

Since the hidden attributes that the user can set by selecting or clearing a check box, the GetHiddenAttribute method returns True (–1) if the option setting is Yes (the check box is selected) or False (0) if the option setting is No (the check box is cleared). To set an option of this kind by using the SetHiddenAttribute method, specify True or False for the setting argument, as in the following example:

Application.SetHiddenAttribute acTable,"Customers", True