MS Access – VBA – Determine if a Module Exists

Sometimes it can be handy to be able to identify whether or not a module is in a database or not. One way to check is to loop through the AllModules collection to see if it is there or not. Below is a sample procedure that demonstrates how you can check for the existence of a VBA module within your database.

Determine whether a Module Exists using the AllModules Collection

'---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
' Procedure : ModuleExist
' Author    : CARDA Consultants Inc.
' Website   : http://www.cardaconsultants.com
' Purpose   : Determine if a module exists within the database
' Copyright : The following may be altered and reused as you wish so long as the
'             copyright notice is left unchanged (including Author, Website and
'             Copyright).  It may not be sold/resold or reposted on other sites (links
'             back to this site are allowed).
'
' Input Variables:
' ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
' sModuleName - Name of the module you are searching for
'
' Usage Example:
' ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
' ModuleExist("Module2")
'
' Revision History:
' Rev       Date(yyyy/mm/dd)        Description
' **************************************************************************************
' 1         2008-Aug-13                 Initial Release
'---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Function ModuleExist(sModuleName As String) As Boolean
On Error GoTo Error_Handler
Dim mdl                   As Object
    ModuleExist = False 'Initialize our variable
    'Loop through all the modules in the database
    For Each mdl In CurrentProject.AllModules
        If mdl.Name = sModuleName Then
            ModuleExist = True
            Exit For 'No point continuing if found
        End If
    Next

Error_Handler_Exit:
    On Error Resume Next
    Set mdl = Nothing
    Exit Function

Error_Handler:
    MsgBox "The following error has occurred" & vbCrLf & vbCrLf & _
           "Error Number: " & Err.Number & vbCrLf & _
           "Error Source: ModuleExist" & vbCrLf & _
           "Error Description: " & Err.Description, _
           vbCritical, "An Error has Occurred!"
    Resume Error_Handler_Exit
End Function