Question

Is there any way to bulk-export Microsoft Access code to files? I see I can export one file at a time, but there are hundreds and I’ll be here all day. It there no “Export All” or multi-select export anywhere?

Answer 1

To output all code to desktop, including code from forms and reports, you can paste this into a standard module and run it by pressing F5 or step through with F8. You may wish to fill in the name of the desktop folder first.

   Sub AllCodeToDesktop()
   ''The reference for the FileSystemObject Object is Windows Script Host Object Model
   ''but it not necessary to add the reference for this procedure.

   Dim fs As Object
   Dim f As Object
   Dim strMod As String
   Dim mdl As Object
   Dim i As Integer

   Set fs = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

   ''Set up the file.
   ''SpFolder is a small function, but it would be better to fill in a
   ''path name instead of SpFolder(Desktop), eg "c:\users\somename\desktop"
   Set f = fs.CreateTextFile(SpFolder(Desktop) & "\" _
       & Replace(CurrentProject.Name, ".", "") & ".txt")

   ''For each component in the project ...
   For Each mdl In VBE.ActiveVBProject.VBComponents
       ''using the count of lines ...
       i = VBE.ActiveVBProject.VBComponents(mdl.Name).CodeModule.CountOfLines
       ''put the code in a string ...
       If i > 0 Then
          strMod = VBE.ActiveVBProject.VBComponents(mdl.Name).codemodule.Lines(1, i)
       End If
       ''and then write it to a file, first marking the start with
       ''some equal signs and the component name.
       f.writeline String(15, "=") & vbCrLf & mdl.Name _
           & vbCrLf & String(15, "=") & vbCrLf & strMod
   Next

   ''Close eveything
   f.Close
   Set fs = Nothing
   End Sub

To get special folders, you can use the list supplied by Microsoft.

Enumerating Special Folders: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/guide/sas_fil_higv.mspx?mfr=true

From: http://wiki.lessthandot.com/index.php/Code_and_Code_Windows