Select a table where table name is stored in another table - sql

Question

I have Access dba with a staging table where I store all table names.
Table name: SourceTable
tbl name field: SourceID
key field: ReferenceID
I would like to create SELECT query where "FROM table" is actually a dynamic table name based on SQL query. Something similar to this:
Select * from 'select SourceID from SourceTable where ReferenceID=1';

Answer 1

You might be able to do something with VBA to accomplish this.
Put a combobox that gets its items from your SourceTable on a form
Add a textfield on the form with your reference ID
Add a button on the form with the following On_Click code
Select the table name, enter your Reference ID, and click the button
Private Sub cmdQuery_Click()
Dim qdf As QueryDef 'Query definition containter'
Dim mySQL As String 'SQL Statement container'
Dim t As String 'table name containter'
Dim rid As String 'ReferenceID container'
'getting values for your table and ReferenceID'
t = cboTableNames.Value
rid = txtRID.Value
'building SQL string'
mySQL = "Select * from " & t & " WHERE ReferenceID=" & rid & ";"
'Delete the query if it already exists'
DoCmd.DeleteObject acQuery, "NewQuery"
'building query'
Set qdf = CurrentDb.CreateQueryDef("NewQuery", mySQL)
'running query'
DoCmd.OpenQuery qdf.Name
'closing query'
qdf.Close
'clearing memory'
Set qdf = Nothing
End Sub