' Список всех свойств таблицы.
Sub GetProperties( _
  strTable As String)
    Dim db As DAO.Database
    Dim tbl As DAO.TableDef
    Dim prp As DAO.Property
    
    Set db = CurrentDb
    Set tbl = db.TableDefs(strTable)
    
    For Each prp In tbl.Properties
        Debug.Print prp.Name, prp.Value
    Next prp
    
    Set db = Nothing
End Sub

' Получить описание таблицы.
Function GetDescription( _
  strTable As String) As String
    Dim db As DAO.Database
    Dim tbl As DAO.TableDef
    Dim prp As DAO.Property
    
    On Error GoTo HandleErr:
    
    Set db = CurrentDb
    Set tbl = db.TableDefs(strTable)
    Set prp = tbl.Properties("Description")

    GetDescription = prp.Value
    
ExitHere:
    Set db = Nothing
    Exit Function

HandleErr:
    Select Case Err.Number
        Case  3270  ' Если нет описания.
            GetDescription = vbNullString
            Resume ExitHere
        Case Else
            MsgBox (Err.Number & " " & Err.Description)
    End Select
End Function

' Установить описание для таблицы.
Sub SetDescription( _
  strTable As String, _
  strDescription As String)
    Dim db As DAO.Database
    Dim tbl As DAO.TableDef
    Dim prp As DAO.Property
       
    Set db = CurrentDb
    Set tbl = db.TableDefs("tblCustomers")
    Set prp = tbl.Properties("Description")

    prp.Value = strDescription
    
    Set db = Nothing
End Sub

' Получить дату создания, дату последнего обновления.
Sub GetDates( _
  strTable As String)
    Dim db As DAO.Database
    Dim tbl As DAO.TableDef
        
    Set db = CurrentDb
    Set tbl = db.TableDefs(strTable)
     
    Debug.Print tbl.Properties("DateCreated")
    Debug.Print tbl.Properties("LastUpdated")

    Set db = Nothing
End Sub

' Установить дату создания и обновления.

' The DateCreated and LastUpdated properties, respectively,
' give you this information.
' Both properties return the date stamp applied to the table by
' the machine on which the table resided at the time it was stamped.
' These properties are only updated when the table's design changes.