Q104339: PRB: TableDefs Not Updated When SQL Statement Creates Table

Article: Q104339
Product(s): Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows
Version(s): 3.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 02-NOV-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition for Windows, version 3.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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If you create a table with an SQL action statement such as SELECT INTO, the new
table is not immediately reflected in the TableDefs collection of the database
object or property. This may result in the error "Name not found in this
collection" (error 3265).

WORKAROUND
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Perform TableDefs.Refresh immediately after creating the new table. The Refresh
method should be but is not documented for the TableDefs collection in the
Visual Basic manuals or Help menu.

- Create the table using database.Tabldefs.Append instead of using an SQL
  statement.

STATUS
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This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION
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A table created with an SQL statement is correctly reflected in the Tabledefs
collection after the database is closed then reopened.

Steps to Reproduce Problem
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The following program demonstrates this problem. It results in the error "Name
not found in this collection" on the Tabledefs.Delete statement.

     Dim db As Database
     Set db = OpenDatabase("BIBLIO.MDB")
     Print "TableDefs.Count before:"; db.TableDefs.Count
     ' Create new table using SQL action statement:
     db.Execute "select distinctrow * into NewTable from Authors"
     ' Remove apostrophe from the following statement to work around problem:
     ' db.TableDefs.Refresh
     Print "TableDefs.Count after: "; db.TableDefs.Count
     ' Now attempt to delete the new table just created:
     db.TableDefs.Delete "NewTable"
     db.Close

Additional query words: 3.00 docerr

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbVBSearch kbAudDeveloper kbZNotKeyword6 kbZNotKeyword2 kbVB300Search kbVB300
Version           : :3.0
Issue type        : kbprb

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