Function AutoNumFix() As Long
'from http://allenbrowne.com/ser-40.html
'Purpose: Find and optionally fix tables in current project where
' Autonumber is negative or below actual values.
'Return: Number of tables where seed was reset.
'Reply to dialog: Yes = change table. No = skip table. Cancel = quit searching.
'Note: Requires reference to Microsoft ADO Ext. library.
Dim cat As New ADOX.Catalog 'Catalog of current project.
Dim tbl As ADOX.Table 'Each table.
Dim col As ADOX.Column 'Each field
Dim varMaxID As Variant 'Highest existing field value.
Dim lngOldSeed As Long 'Seed found.
Dim lngNewSeed As Long 'Seed after change.
Dim strTable As String 'Name of table.
Dim strMsg As String 'MsgBox message.
Dim lngAnswer As Long 'Response to MsgBox.
Dim lngKt As Long 'Count of changes.
Set cat.ActiveConnection = CurrentProject.Connection
'Loop through all tables.
For Each tbl In cat.Tables
lngAnswer = 0&
If tbl.Type = "TABLE" Then 'Not views.
strTable = tbl.Name 'Not system/temp tables.
If Left(strTable, 4) <> "Msys" And Left(strTable, 1) <> "~" Then
'Find the AutoNumber column.
For Each col In tbl.Columns
If col.Properties("Autoincrement") Then
If col.Type = adInteger Then
'Is seed negative or below existing values?
lngOldSeed = col.Properties("Seed")
varMaxID = DMax("[" & col.Name & "]", "[" & strTable & "]")
If lngOldSeed < 0& Or lngOldSeed <= varMaxID Then
'Offer the next available value above 0.
lngNewSeed = Nz(varMaxID, 0) + 1&
If lngNewSeed < 1& Then
lngNewSeed = 1&
End If
'Get confirmation before changing this table.
strMsg = "Table:" & vbTab & strTable & vbCrLf & _
"Field:" & vbTab & col.Name & vbCrLf & _
"Max: " & vbTab & varMaxID & vbCrLf & _
"Seed: " & vbTab & col.Properties("Seed") & _
vbCrLf & vbCrLf & "Reset seed to " & lngNewSeed & "?"
lngAnswer = MsgBox(strMsg, vbYesNoCancel + vbQuestion, _
"Alter the AutoNumber for this table?")
If lngAnswer = vbYes Then 'Set the value.
col.Properties("Seed") = lngNewSeed
lngKt = lngKt + 1&
'Write a trail in the Immediate Window.
Debug.Print strTable, col.Name, lngOldSeed, " => " & lngNewSeed
End If
End If
End If
Exit For 'Table can have only one AutoNumber.
End If
Next 'Next column
End If
End If
'If the user chose Cancel, no more tables.
If lngAnswer = vbCancel Then
Exit For
End If
Next 'Next table.
'Clean up
Set col = Nothing
Set tbl = Nothing
Set cat = Nothing
AutoNumFix = lngKt
End Function