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ListBox.ColumnHidden property (Access)

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Use the ColumnHidden property to show or hide a specified column in Datasheet view. Read/write Boolean.

Syntax

expression.ColumnHidden

expression A variable that represents a ListBox object.

Remarks

For example, you might want to hide a CustomerAddress field that's too wide so that you can view the CustomerName and PhoneNumber fields.

The ColumnHidden property applies to all fields in Datasheet view and to form controls when the form is in Datasheet view.

Hiding a column with the ColumnHidden property in Datasheet view doesn't hide fields from the same column in Form view. Similarly, setting a control's Visible property to False in Form view doesn't hide the corresponding column in Datasheet view.

Note

To set or change this property for a table or query by using Visual Basic, you must use a column's Properties collection. For more information about using the Properties collection, see Properties.

You can display a field in a query even though the column for the field is hidden in table Datasheet view. Use values from a hidden column as the criteria for a filter even though the column remains hidden after the filter is applied.

Setting a field's ColumnWidth property to 0, or resizing the field to a zero width in Datasheet view, causes Microsoft Access to set the corresponding ColumnHidden property to True. Unhiding a column restores the ColumnWidth property to the value it had before the field was hidden.

The ColumnHidden property is not available in Design view.

Example

The following example hides the ProductID field in Datasheet view of the Products form.

Forms!Products!ProductID.ColumnHidden = -1

The next example hides the ProductID field in Datasheet view of the Products table.

Public Sub SetColumnHidden() 
 
 Dim dbs As DAO.Database 
 Dim fld As DAO.Field 
 Dim prp As DAO.Property 
 Const conErrPropertyNotFound = 3270 
 
 ' Turn off error trapping. 
 On Error Resume Next 
 
 Set dbs = CurrentDb 
 
 ' Set field property. 
 Set fld = dbs.TableDefs!Products.Fields!ProductID 
 fld.Properties("ColumnHidden") = True 
 
 ' Error may have occurred when value was set. 
 If Err.Number <> 0 Then 
 If Err.Number <> conErrPropertyNotFound Then 
 On Error GoTo 0 
 MsgBox "Couldn't set property 'ColumnHidden' " & _ 
 "on field '" & fld.Name & "'", vbCritical 
 Else 
 On Error GoTo 0 
 Set prp = fld.CreateProperty("ColumnHidden", dbLong, True) 
 fld.Properties.Append prp 
 End If 
 End If 
 
 Set prp = Nothing 
 Set fld = Nothing 
 Set dbs = Nothing 
 
End Sub

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