Access.Application.BrokenReference.md

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Application.BrokenReference property (Access)	vbaac10.chm12593	vbaac10.chm12593	Access.Application.BrokenReference	20a55f4b-5fe4-9231-bbef-e90c66f88b90	02/05/2019	medium

Application.BrokenReference property (Access)

Returns a Boolean indicating whether the current database has any broken references to databases or type libraries. True if there are any broken references. Read-only.

Syntax

expression.BrokenReference

expression A variable that represents an Application object.

Remarks

To test the validity of a specific reference, use the IsBroken property of the Reference object.

Example

This example checks to see if there are any broken references in the current database and reports the results to the user.

' Looping variable. 
Dim refLoop As Reference 
' Output variable. 
Dim strReport As String 
 
' Test whether there are broken references. 
If Application.BrokenReference = True Then 
 strReport = "The following references are broken:" & vbCr 
 
 ' Test validity of each reference. 
 For Each refLoop In Application.References 
 If refLoop.IsBroken = True Then 
 strReport = strReport & " " & refLoop.Name & vbCr 
 End If 
 Next refLoop 
Else 
 strReport = "All references in the current database are valid." 
End If 
 
' Display results. 
MsgBox strReport

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