Maintain Font Format and Color From Excel during Import
We have an excel spreadsheet that is updated by changing select text to red and highlighting in a text cell. So there are only certain strings where the format is changed and the rest stays as the...
View ArticleTab Delimited Issue
Hi, I am trying to Link a text file tab delimited, however one of the column (comment field) has tabs also therefore when I try to link the file, it seperates the comments. For Example: Date: 1/1/2010...
View ArticleVerify file exists before executing TransferText
How can I verify that a file exists before I execute the TransferText. I would like a message to display if the file that I am trying to import does not exist. Here is my command: DoCmd.TransferText...
View ArticleError importing to Access - file was not imported
I have a Excel spreadsheet that I want to import into Access. It is returning the following error message: "An error occurred trying to import file 'C:\Documents ..etc.xls' The file was not imported. I...
View ArticleHow to UN-check greyed-out "First Row Contains Column Headings" bo
How to UN-check greyed-out "First Row Contains Column Headings" box ? Hi. Can anyone help with this beginner's question? I want to import a very simple Excel sheet (2007) into Access (2007). The Excel...
View ArticleHas anyone ever used the Program "Superworks"? DB/SS/WP Program
It was a program that apple came out with so that the apple could coexhist with IBM (ers). It was a great database, word and spreadsheet program. I have my collection on this program and am unable to...
View ArticleExport multiple Tbls from one Qry
I am not quite sure if this belongs in Exporting or Queries so if it is in the wrong place let me know. I am using Access 2007, my in database I have a table (SupplierRD) with 318,585 records that are...
View Articlestyles.xml part (Styles) error
Hi, I am exporting data from an Access 2007 database into Excel 2007 .xlsx format and as part of the export I select the keep formatting option. Everything seems to work fine, but when I try to open...
View ArticleError When Attempting to Compact and Reapir
access 2007 sp2 I posted a question concerning this and found no solution but I have found an article. Apparently no one was aware of this article when I posted this before:...
View Articleimporting excel
When I try to import and excel file (2003) I have a column with text and numbers. It comes in as a text column but the numbers are not importing correctly. A number like 5233000085 comes in as 5233e...
View ArticleRe-link an existing xls linked table to a different excel file
Hi, I have a Access 2003 application with a linked table pointing at an Excel spreadsheet. I would like to be able to switch the link so that it points at a different spreadsheet. All excel...
View ArticleINSERT results in nothing
I’m using Access 2003. I’m reading data from a .txt file. I’m building my SQL sentence: SQLstr1 = "INSERT INTO Photos (rowId,boxId,magasineId,magasineName,pictureId,photoid) VALUES (" & _ rowid...
View Article"External table not in expected format"
Hi all, I have an Access database with two tables in it that I'm trying to export via macro to a particular Excel sheet. The macro uses the TransferSpreadsheet action. Running the macro brings up the...
View ArticlePulling data from MS Access 2007 and QuickBooks 2010 using QODBC
using ACCESS 2007 AND QODBC (QB Enterprise 2010 release 7) to prepare a report - We are using an sp_report CheckDetail with a cleared status field and combining with two transaction tables (check and...
View ArticlePLEASE HELP, insert
Please help me anyone.!! Im trying toread a txt-file and do insert in my database, Access. I get no errors. I run thrue the whole code just fine but when i've finished it all I've have nothing new in...
View ArticleExport/Import .dat file extension
I have a large number of databases which are set up to read in and export text data to files with extensions other than the defaults (.dat, .work, etc...). In Access 2003 I was able to modify the...
View ArticleUse transferspreadsheet in macro, randomly receive error 2950
When using the transferspreadsheet function in a macro I randomly receive an error 2950. I'm using the macro to export query output into excel so that I can generate graphs and charts. I'm generating...
View ArticleInsert field on a form into exported file name
Hi everybody - I have a question that I am hoping someone can help me with. I am not very good at all when it comes to writing code. I have a code that creates pdf files and saves them in one of my...
View Articlea test posting
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View ArticleLinking Access and Oracle Database
Hi, everyone. I need to enable communication between 2 databases, one is Access and the other is Oracle database. Further, I need to update one table in Access with the values from Oracle table. I...
View ArticleSQL Syntax
Hi All, I am connecting excel and access. In my excel - I have 10 columns My first column is unique and same available in Access table. The user want to update may be only 3 column details. User will...
View ArticleData Export Wizard
I have installed all critical windows updates but when I attempt to export to Text file I receive this error...Too Few Parameters Expected 1. I have tried to install Jet 40SP8 but it says my system is...
View Articleno errors- no input
Hi folks I am trying to read data from a file and put in my database. I’ve removed lots of sentences and tried to save only the most important stuff. The Sub goes fine as well as the function. I get no...
View Articleupdate db, no errors , no changes
Hi again I have already asked this question earlier but I can’t find the question. So I ask the same question once again. What I’m trying to do is red data from a simple txt file and create a new table...
View ArticleText Field Filter vs. Number Field Filter on same table
Alright, I'm at my wits end with this. I can a text file which contains somewhere in the neighborhhod on 1.6m records. Originally, I went down the import path, but obviously the import performance was...
View Articlesuppress macro messages
Hi, In Access 2000 on Windows XP, I'm using a macro to import files to a table. I use an update query to scrub the file and an append query to move the records from the temp table to the production...
View ArticleImport Excel File into Access DB where user can specify file name andcell...
Basically what I am trying to achieve is a simple process for a novice Access user to import certain data from a spreadsheet each month. The cell range and file name will change each month so it is...
View Articledeclare DAO
First of all i would like to thank Ken Snell for all the help you’ve given me. Thanks Ken ïŠ. I also must say that I like your page about Access on the web. So here comes my next problem, this sure...
View ArticleSelect problem
I have excel-files that contain 4 columns which in the end shall inserts in another table, the main table, with 12 columns. I’ve transformed the excel-files to tables. So now I need to read the new...
View ArticleSelect problem
I have excel-files that contain 4 columns which in the end shall inserts in another table, the main table, with 12 columns. I’ve transformed the excel-files to tables. So now I need to read the new...
View ArticlePassing URL to Google
I have found a code that suppose to pass collected variables from text boxes in a form to construct a URL and pass it onto a web browser and locate the address in google map. the code executes with no...
View Articlelack of errormessage
I am running a SQLquestion in VB. This does not work and the errormessage I get is poor: "cannot execute a select query" SQLstr = "SELECT * FROM tblMag1;" CurrentDb.Execute SQLstr I know it's possible...
View ArticleImporting data from Sharepoint 2007 to Access 2003
I am importing data from Sharepoint to Access and am geeting these extra characters. (Sample below) I assume these are formating characters. How do I prevent these characters from populating my fields...
View ArticleProblem with ODBC linked tables in Access 2003
Hello All, I am having problems with a database we created that links to tables in a SQL Server 2005 database. For some reason the link tables only show a select number of fields from the source and I...
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using outlook 2007 to send an HTML
Hi, I want to send emails to users saved in a 2007 Access database. I figured out how to send HTML content. But, the <form> tag is not recognized And, is there a way to add dynamic content eg....
View ArticleLinking Access 2007 to Sharepoit List other than the default view
Hi I want to create a linked table in MS Access 2007 to a Sharepoint list. I'm able to crate a link to the List. The problem is that I'm only able to link to the view that is marked as the "Default...
View ArticleExporting to Excel
I have been able to export data from a query into excel, and have formatted the data in Excel so it looks pretty, and I can sort by various means, the problem is that when I add any data into access...
View ArticleLinking tables
Hi, I am writing a small app which distributes an Access database around various computers on a network for one of my clients. The app is a standard Front End / Back End Access setup. One of the...
View ArticleExport datasheet with subdatasheet to Excel
A charitable organization that I am involved with wishes to switch to Giftworks (with which I am completely unfamiliar) to keep track of donations and to generate "thank you" letters. So far, their...
View ArticleExport Subform data to Excel using the subforms filter
I am pretty sure I knew how do to this at one point but I memory fails me. I have a subform in an unbound main form. I would like the user to be able to apply filters, right click apply filter etc...,...
View ArticleExport Subform Filter to Excel
I have two tables that don't directly relate to eachother. I am using a subform to filter in the records that I want to see. How can I export this filtered list within the subform to an excel...
View ArticleMail Send Code, Need To Loop Through Multiple Servers
Hi everybody! I am hoping one of you experts out there can help me out. I have a bit of code right now that sends emails through Lotus Notes. It works fine, but if our primary mail server goes down and...
View ArticleExporting table with Subdatasheet to Excel
Is there a way to export a table with a subdatasheet from Access, to Excel, and keep the subdatasheets info in Excel?
View ArticleVBA Linking to a Sharepoint List with a Multivalued field
I have an MS Access 2007 database, which links to a custom Sharepoint list. If I manually import a given list which contains a multivalued field, the link works correctly. If however I attempt to...
View ArticleFTP images
Hi, Is it possible to use VBA to FTP jpeg images and if so does anybody have any examples of how to do this? Thanks
View ArticleImport Excel 2010 table into Access 2010 - not listed as range
Hi Everyone, I'm currently having an issue with the import excel spreadsheet command in Access 2010. When I go to import my excel table into Access, it does not appear in the list of named ranges to...
View ArticleLink to excel table which has keys in both row and col headers: isthis possible?
Hi I would like to link to an Excel table that is not formatted like the rest of the database tables. In the other dbase tables we have it formatted something like: name year <data> unit1 2010 x...
View ArticleConvertReportToPDF Code Help
Hi everybody - I have been using a code written by Stephen Lebans that takes my Access report and magically turns it into a PDF. The code works very well, and it ismy understanding that it was pretty...
View ArticleGenerate a new backend
I ran the Database Splitter (Access 2013) and it created two files: mydb.accdb, frontend; mydb_be.accdb, backend. All the table definitions, indicies, relationships, and data were moved to...
View ArticleAccess 2007 - SharePoint relink lists command
Hi. I want to change the SharePoint lists that my Access tables are linked to; but when I try using the relink lists command from the External Data ribbon tab there is not enough space to enter the...
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