Access Split column data w semi-colon into normalize table structure - vba

Question

I have a table, which was pulled out of some XML data. I'm trying to do a cross reference, so I can line out a plan for organizing the data. This 1 table has a list of variables. Fields of different data types, computations, as well as dialogs. One of the columns has options. If the data type of the variable is a dialog, its options has a list of variables, separated by a semi-colon.
So the main table has a structure like so:
For the dialog records I need to look through their options column and insert records into a normalized table. For each field, in that column, I want to add a record with that dialog name, and the ID of the row in that table (I added a PK to the table). For instance, in the dialog record, Options column, there is a field in there called BusinessName TE. I need to search this main table for the PK ID of the row that has a variable name of the same. I need to put that record's ID with the name of the dialog, and insert both into a new table I set up. This will create a cross reference for me, so I can know which variables are being used by which dialogs.
I appreciate any help anyone can give. I see stuff about using a split function, arrays and looping through to get each value, but the examples I'm finding are for strings, not a column in a table.
Thanks!
Edit: Adding in the VBA code I'm working with. I attached it to a button on a form, just so I could click to run it.
Private Sub RunParse_Click()
Dim db As DAO.Database
Dim rs As Recordset
Set db = CurrentDb()
Dim sqlStr, insertSQL, arrayVal As String
Dim TestArray As Variant
Dim Options As String
Dim Dialog As String
Dim FieldName As Long
Dim i As Integer
sqlStr = "SELECT [MASTER Fields].Options,[MASTER Fields].[Variable Name] FROM [MASTER Fields] WHERE ((([MASTER Fields].[Variable Type])='dialog'));"
Set rs = db.OpenRecordset(sqlStr)
rs.MoveLast
rs.MoveFirst
Do While Not rs.EOF
Options = rs.Fields(0)
Dialog = rs.Fields(1)
If InStr(Options, ";") Then
TestArray = Split(Options, ";")
For i = 0 To UBound(TestArray) - LBound(TestArray) + 1
If TestArray(i) <> "" Then
arrayVal = TestArray(i)
FieldName = DLookup("ID", "MASTER Fields", "[Variable Name] = " & "'" & arrayVal & "'")
insertSQL = "INSERT INTO FieldTemplatesUse(FID, TemplateAK) " _
& "VALUES(""" & FieldName & """, """ & Dialog & """)"
DoCmd.RunSQL (insertSQL)
End If
Next i
End If
rs.MoveNext
Loop
End Sub
right now on the line that says
If TestArray(i) <> "" Then
creates an error ""
If anyone can help, I'd really appreciate it!
Another Edit:
Parfait figured out my issue. I'm posting the final code I am using, in case it helps someone else! p.s. I added a condition to check if the dlookup is successful, and trap failures in a failures table. That way I can check those out afterward.
Private Sub RunParse_Click()
Dim db As DAO.Database
Dim rs As Recordset
Set db = CurrentDb()
Dim sqlStr, insertSQL, arrayVal As String
Dim TestArray As Variant
Dim Options As String
Dim Dialog As String
Dim FieldName As Long
Dim i As Integer
sqlStr = "SELECT [Master Fields].Options,[Master Fields].[Variable Name] FROM [Master Fields] WHERE ((([Master Fields].[Variable Type])='dialog'));"
Set rs = db.OpenRecordset(sqlStr)
rs.MoveLast
rs.MoveFirst
Do While Not rs.EOF
Options = rs.Fields(0)
Dialog = rs.Fields(1)
If InStr(Options, ";") Then
TestArray = Split(Options, ";")
For i = 0 To UBound(TestArray) - LBound(TestArray)
If TestArray(i) <> "" Then
arrayVal = TestArray(i)
If Not (IsNull(DLookup("ID", "Master Fields", "[Variable Name] = " & "'" & arrayVal & "'"))) Then
FieldName = DLookup("ID", "Master Fields", "[Variable Name] = " & "'" & arrayVal & "'")
insertSQL = "INSERT INTO FieldTemplatesUse(FID, TemplateAK) " _
& "VALUES(""" & FieldName & """, """ & Dialog & """)"
DoCmd.RunSQL (insertSQL)
'MsgBox "Adding ID = " & FieldName & "for Dialog: " & Dialog & "Now"
Else
insertSQL = "INSERT INTO tblFieldsNotFound(Dialog, FieldNotFound) " _
& "VALUES(""" & Dialog & """, """ & arrayVal & """)"
DoCmd.RunSQL (insertSQL)
End If
End If
Next i
End If
rs.MoveNext
Loop
MsgBox "All Done!"
End Sub