Debugging Microsoft Access VBA

Debugging Microsoft Access VBA is not difficult, and there are several methods that Access has provided the coder to debug their program. Using a MsgBox, or Debug.print are two that have existed since MS Access 1.0, but there are also the immediate and watch windows that can be used to track the evolution of your variables and ensure the program is working as expected. In this Microsoft Access tutorial, we cover the process of debugging your Access database applications. We discuss four methods of debugging that can help you ensure your code and variables function correctly. By understanding and utilizing message boxes, debug.print, breakpoints, stop statements, and watch variables, you can effectively troubleshoot and optimize your Access projects.
Keywords:
Microsoft Access, debugging, message box, debug.print, breakpoints, stop statements, watch variables, SQL, VBA, tutorial, database, code optimization
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[@michaelfluss3750]

Vielen Dank für die guter Erklärung. Hilft mir sehr.

[@rumi9005]

Thanks for this. I've been programming in Access since 2016 and I've never even heard of using 'Stop'.
I'm not sure when it might be better than setting a breakpoint. Except it survives the app being closed, I guess. You mentioned using the 'Run' button. I generally use F5 instead. I'd actually forgotten the 'Run' button was even there!
The one debugging tool you didn't mention was stepping through the code line by line - F8.
I also use debug.print quite a bit, too. I often test the return value of a procedure by creating a temporary local test subroutine that runs the particular procedure. ie:
Private Sub TstGetFirstName()
debug.print GetFirstName("C004')
end sub
Where GetFirstName is a procedure that returns the first name of customer C004
Nice and simple.
My code tends to be littered with these small local test procedures. Because they remain useful whenever I need to do any debugging/testing in that area.

[@benjaminferland4251]

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[@santosozhang1985]

Thanks you very the useful for tracking the code works.

[@networksofmikeang]

Thank you for this!... this is very important specially when one is creating a huge system.

[@PharosTechnology]

Glad it was helpful!