MS Access: how to compact current database in VBA

Question

Pretty simple question, I know.

Answer 1

If you have the database with a front end and a back end. You can use the following code on the main form of your front end main navigation form:

Dim sDataFile As String, sDataFileTemp As String, sDataFileBackup As String
Dim s1 As Long, s2 As Long

sDataFile = "C:\MyDataFile.mdb"
sDataFileTemp = "C:\MyDataFileTemp.mdb"
sDataFileBackup = "C:\MyDataFile Backup " & Format(Now, "YYYY-MM-DD HHMMSS") & ".mdb"

DoCmd.Hourglass True

'get file size before compact
Open sDataFile For Binary As #1
s1 = LOF(1)
Close #1

'backup data file
FileCopy sDataFile, sDataFileBackup

'only proceed if data file exists
If Dir(sDataFileBackup vbNormal) <> "" Then

        'compact data file to temp file
        On Error Resume Next
        Kill sDataFileTemp
        On Error GoTo 0
        DBEngine.CompactDatabase sDataFile, sDataFileTemp

        If Dir(sDataFileTemp, vbNormal) <> "" Then
            'delete old data file data file
            Kill sDataFile

            'copy temp file to data file
            FileCopy sDataFileTemp, sDataFile

            'get file size after compact
            Open sDataFile For Binary As #1
            s2 = LOF(1)
            Close #1

            DoCmd.Hourglass False
            MsgBox "Compact complete " & vbCrLf & vbCrLf _
                & "Size before: " & Round(s1 / 1024 / 1024, 2) & "Mb" & vbCrLf _
                & "Size after:    " & Round(s2 / 1024 / 1024, 2) & "Mb", vbInformation
        Else
            DoCmd.Hourglass False
            MsgBox "ERROR: Unable to compact data file"
        End If

Else
        DoCmd.Hourglass False
        MsgBox "ERROR: Unable to backup data file"
End If

DoCmd.Hourglass False