DoCmd.OpenView (Access)

The OpenView method carries out the OpenView action in Visual Basic.

In an Access project, you can use the OpenView method to open a view in Datasheet view, view Design view, or Print Preview. This action runs the named view when opened in Datasheet view. You can select data entry for the view and restrict the records that the view displays. If you don't want to display the system messages that normally appear when a view is run (indicating it's a view and showing how many records will be affected), you can use the SetWarnings method to suppress the display of these messages.

OpenView (ViewName, View, DataMode)

DoCmd.OpenView "Employees"

Arguments

The following argument is required

ViewName (String) - A string expression that's the valid name of a view in the current database. If you execute Visual Basic code containing the OpenView method in a library database, Microsoft Access looks for the view with this name first in the library database, and then in the current database.

Optional arguments

The following arguments are optional

View (AcView) - An AcView constant that specifies the view in which the view will open. The default value is acViewNormal.

Possible values are

DataMode (AcOpenDataMode) - An AcOpenDataMode constant that specifies the data entry mode for the view. The default value is acEdit.

Possible return values are acAdd - The user can add new records but can't view or edit existing records, acEdit - The user can view or edit existing records and add new records, acReadOnly - The user can only view records.