In other words, we will have three node levels root, tables and columns. Next, add three images to the ImageList which will differentiate the node levels from each other. Add a TreeView control to the Windows Form and also add an ImageList to the project.
#MSACCESS TREEVIEW HOW TO#
how to get tables and columns from a various type of databases.įirst of all we create a new Windows Form project in VB. In the final entry about the TreeView control a more generic approach will be discussed, i.e.
In the next blog entry I will show how we can populate a TreeView control with data from a SQL Server database. To grab the names for all the tables as well as columns from a MS Access database can also be tricky but again I hope that the following case will clear the mud so to speak.Īt present I work with a new coming add-in that will include an advanced report generator and to work with tables and columns in a database plays a critical role in that tool. To work with TreeView controls can initially be tricky to understand but I hope the case here will make it more understandable.
One common task is to let an application scan disks for folders and files and then populate a TreeView control with the data in a hierarchical way. In the following example all the tables and their columns from a MS Access database will be added to a Treeview control. Populating TreeViews controls with some data is a common task in various type of applications.
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