DoCmd.OpenFunction method (Access)

Opens a user-defined function in a Microsoft SQL Server database for viewing in Microsoft Access.

Syntax

expression.OpenFunction (FunctionName, View, DataMode)

expression A variable that represents a DoCmd object.

Parameters

Name	Required/Optional	Data type	Description
FunctionName	Required	Variant	The name of the function to open.
View	Optional	AcView	An AcView constant that specifies the view in which to open the function. The default value is acViewNormal.
DataMode	Optional	AcOpenDataMode	An AcOpenDataMode constant that specifies the mode in which to open the function. The default value is acEdit.

Remarks

Use the AllFunctions collection to retrieve information about the available user-defined functions in a SQL Server database.

Example

The following example opens the first user-defined function in the current database in Design view and read-only mode.

Dim objFunction As AccessObject 
Dim strFunction As String 
 
Set objFunction = Application.AllFunctions(0) 
 
DoCmd.OpenFunction FunctionName:=objFunction.Name, _ 
 View:=acViewDesign, Mode:=acReadOnly 

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