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    tobbe is offline Novice
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    Export query to text doesn't work

    Hi

    I'm trying to export a query to text but it doesn't work.


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    I've created the file but it doesn't matter.

    If i use "Export data with formatting and layout" it exports just fine, but i only want the unformatted file.



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    You physically can't have a query called Query1.txt , Access won't allow you to have a period (.) in a query name.

    How are you trying to run the export? From code or a macro presumably - can you show us that please?
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    The query isn't named Query1.txt, thats the name of the output file.

    The query is called Query1

    I do a right click>export>Text file

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    text exports MUST have a SPECIFICATION name to make sure the data is delimited, etc.

    For network files, try to you full UNC drive names and not drive letters...some users wont have that drive letter: "\\server\folder\file.txt"
    local drives do use letters:

    docmd.TransferText acExportDelim ,"specName","query","c:\file.txt",true

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    tobbe is offline Novice
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    I have a specification and the file is to be saved locally. And it still doesn't work

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    Please tell us how you are trying to do this - from the menu or via code? If it's code or macro please show the code.
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    From the menu

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    Okay - it appears to be query dependent, one query with parameters won't export without selecting the "Export data with formatting and layout" option.
    Another does - but it doesn't have any parameters, maybe that's the issue ?

    If your query has parameters try hard coding them and see if that fixes it.

    I'm using 2016.
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    Perfect! I will try that!

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    tobbe is offline Novice
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    I don't have any parameters

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