Rename Method
The Rename method carries out the Rename action in Visual Basic.
expression.Rename(NewName, ObjectType, OldName)
expression Required. An expression that returns a DoCmd object.
NewName Required Variant. A string expression that's the new name for the object you want to rename. The name must follow the object-naming rules for Microsoft Access objects.
ObjectType Optional AcObjectType. The type of object to rename.
| AcObjectType can be one of these AcObjectType constants. |
| acDataAccessPage |
| acDefault default |
| acDiagram |
| acForm |
| acFunction |
| acMacro |
| acModule |
| acQuery |
| acReport |
| acServerView |
| acStoredProcedure |
| acTable |
OldName Optional Variant. A string expression that's the valid name of an object of the type specified by the ObjectType argument. If you execute Visual Basic code containing the Rename method in a library database, Microsoft Access looks for the object with this name, first in the library database, then in the current database.
Remarks
For more information on how the action and its arguments work, see the action topic.
If you leave the ObjectType and OldName arguments blank (the default constant, acDefault, is assumed for ObjectType), Microsoft Access renames the object selected in the Database window. To select an object in the Database window, you can use the SelectObject action or SelectObject method with the In Database Window argument set to Yes (True).
If you leave the ObjectType and OldName arguments blank, don't use a comma following the NewName argument.
Example
The following example renames the Employees table.
DoCmd.Rename "Old Employees Table", acTable, "Employees"