How to List Field's Name in table in Access Using SQL

Question

Can you please let me know if it is possible to list all fields name in a MS Access table?

Answer 1

This is not SQL, but this question is the top Google result for someone like me who just needs to list out the field names needed for a query to select since Access does not support "* except foo, bar" for getting 99% of a table.

Answer adapted from a social.msdn.com answer by Patrick Wood, Access MVP https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/office/en-US/1fe5546b-db3f-4e17-9bf8-04f4dee233b7/how-to-list-all-the-field-names-in-a-specified-table?forum=accessdev

Change tablename to your name in the module. This Function should be at the global level:

Function ListTdfFields()
    ' NOT doing DIMs, since then you must enable/attach ADODB or DAO
    ' Dim db As ADO.Database
    Set db = CurrentDb
    tablename = "tblProductLicense"  ' <=== YOUR TABLE NAME HERE
    Set tdf = db.TableDefs(tablename)
    For Each fld In tdf.Fields
        Debug.Print tablename; ".["; fld.Name; "]," ; 
        ' remove ending ; for 1 line per field
    Next
    Debug.Print ""
    Set tdf = Nothing
    Set db = Nothing
End Function

Then add a macro RunCode ListTdfFields() and run it. Output will be sent to the Immediate window of the VBA design view for the module.