[AccessD] When is a collection not a collection?

When it is a properties collection?

Try dimming a collection

Dim lcol as collection

Then try setting that collection to any DAO object's properties collection:

	set lcol = MyFld.Properties

Or 	
	set lcol = MyTDF.Properties

You will get a run time error: "Type Mismatch"

Sigh.

AFAICT, all of the other object collections in the database container - the
tabledefs, fields, forms etc are all true collections, i.e. you can dim a
collection and save a pointer to these object collections in your
collection.  Not so with the Properties collection of any object.

Sigh.

The properties collection has different properties and methods:

Append 
Count 
Delete
Refresh

John W. Colby
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