application-columnhistory-method-access.md

title	keywords	f1_keywords	ms.prod	api_name	ms.assetid	ms.date
Application.ColumnHistory Method (Access)	vbaac10.chm12620	vbaac10.chm12620	access	Access.Application.ColumnHistory	e2c1b71f-6561-b38d-8173-9926bc4bd9da	06/08/2017

Application.ColumnHistory Method (Access)

Gets the history of values that have been stored in a Memo field.

Syntax

expression. ColumnHistory( ** TableName, ** ColumnName, ** queryString** )

expression A variable that represents an Application object.

Parameters

Name	Required/Optional	Data Type	Description
TableName	Required	String	The name of the table that contains the Append Only field.
ColumnName	Required	String	The name of the field to display the history for.
queryString	Required	String	A String used to locate the record. It is like the WHERE clause in an SQL statement, but without the word WHERE.

Return Value

String

Remarks

A Memo field's AppendOnly property must be set to True in order for Access to store the change history for the field.

Example

The following example prints the salary history of employee number 147 to the Immediate window.

Sub colhist() 
 Dim sHistory As String 
 
 sHistory = Application.ColumnHistory("Employees", "Salary", "ID=147") 
 Debug.Print sHistory 
End Sub

See also

Concepts

Application Object