Primary Key not linking to Foreign Key in VBA

Please start any new threads on our new site at https://forums.sqlteam.com. We've got lots of great SQL Server experts to answer whatever question you can come up with.

All Forums

General SQL Server Forums

New to SQL Server Programming

Primary Key not linking to Foreign Key in VBA

Author

Topic

JohnTReed
Starting Member

2 Posts

Posted - 2009-06-06 : 20:16:26

I am creating an Access database from excel. In the VBA code I get the Database and Tables name from Excel spread sheet and assign them to variables, "tblNamePrime" As String, "tblName" As String.

In the first table, “& tblNamePrime &”, I create a Primary Key called, [PrimeRecId] and this works ok. I create a second table, “& tblName &” (Note:“& tblName &” Contains a new table name) and try to create a Foreign Key called, [RecId] and try to REFERENCE it to the table, “& tblNamePrime &” [PrimeRecId].

I always receive the following error message:
Syntax Error in CONSTRAINT Clause
-2147217900(80040e14)

If I run the Sub without the Constraint ststements the routine works ok. However I have no linkage between the 2 tables therefore when you greate a Query to bring data you need go through the Reference process.
'strSQL = strSQL & "CONSTRAINT [RecId]FOREIGN KEY, "
'strSQL = strSQL & "REFERENCES " & tblNamePrime & "[PrimeRecId], "

I have tried many different ways and have followed instructions from SQL, Access VBA and I am unable to Link the Primary Key to the Foreign Key.

The code below is just 2 tables but when I am done there will be a total of 4 tables all linked back to the first table. The Primary Key [PrimeRecId] will point to Foreign Key[RecId

Private Sub RDCModel()
Dim dbConnectStr As String
Dim Catalog As Object
Dim cnt As ADODB.Connection
Dim dbPath As String
Dim tblNamePrime As String
Dim tblName As String

'Set database name here
'MsgBox "Current user is " & Application.UserName
dbPath = ActiveSheet.Range("C1").Value 'Database Name

tblNamePrime = ActiveSheet.Range("C2").Value 'Table Name
tblName = ActiveSheet.Range("E2").Value 'Table Name

dbConnectStr = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=" & dbPath & " ;"

'MsgBox "You have " & dbConnectStr & " Database"
'Create new database
Set Catalog = CreateObject("ADOX.Catalog")
Catalog.CREATE dbConnectStr
Set Catalog = Nothing
'Connect to database and insert a new table [AccountInformation]
Set cnt = New ADODB.Connection
With cnt
.Open dbConnectStr
.Execute "CREATE TABLE " & tblNamePrime & "([PrimeRecId]INTEGER IDENTITY(1,1) PRIMARY KEY, " & _
"[Account] text(15) WITH Compression, " & _
"[Account_Name] text(15) WITH Compression, " & _
"[Avg_Daily_Deposits] text(13) WITH Compression, " & _
"[Number_of_Locations] decimal(13,2));"
End With
Set cnt = Nothing

tblName = ActiveSheet.Range("E2").Value 'Table Name [FloatInformation]
Set cnt = New ADODB.Connection
With cnt
.Open dbConnectStr
strSQL = "CREATE TABLE " & tblName & "([RecId]INTEGER, "
strSQL = strSQL & "CONSTRAINT [RecId]FOREIGN KEY, "
strSQL = strSQL & "REFERENCES " & tblNamePrime & "[BkRecId], "
strSQL = strSQL & "[Float_Segment] text(15) WITH Compression, "
strSQL = strSQL & "[Price_Segment] text(15) WITH Compression, "
strSQL = strSQL & "[Product] text(13) WITH Compression, "
strSQL = strSQL & "[Avg_Daily_Items] text(13) WITH Compression, "
strSQL = strSQL & "[Avg_Daily_Dollars] text(13) WITH Compression, "
strSQL = strSQL & "[Avg_Daily_Transit_Dollars] text(13) WITH Compression, "
strSQL = strSQL & "[Percent_Transit] text(13) WITH Compression, "
strSQL = strSQL & "[Percent_Local] text(13) WITH Compression, "
strSQL = strSQL & "[Percent_NonLocal] text(13) WITH Compression, "
strSQL = strSQL & "[Monthly_Maintenance] decimal(13,2));"
.Execute strSQL
End With

Set cnt = Nothing
End Sub

John Reed

visakh16
Very Important crosS Applying yaK Herder

52326 Posts

Posted - 2009-06-07 : 02:58:47

i think you need to post this in access forum as you're using access db

Subscribe to SQLTeam.com

SQLTeam.com Articles via RSS

SQLTeam.com Weblog via RSS

- Advertisement -

Resources