Microsoft® Office Access 2003 Inside Out

Understanding Class Modules

Whenever you create event procedures behind a form or report, you’re creating a class module. A class module is the specification for a user-defined object in your database, and the code you write in the module defines the methods and properties of the object. Of course, forms and reports already have dozens of methods and properties already defined by Access, but you can create extended properties and methods when you write code in the class module attached to a form or report.

You can also create a class module as an independent object by selecting the Database window and choosing Class Module from the Insert menu. In the LawTrack Contacts sample database (Contacts.mdb), you can find a class module called ComDlg that ...