Open table/query as Excel file via TransferSpreadsheet

[JHCorley]

I used to be able to use TransferSpreadsheet to export data to Excel, not to a file.

In other words, the data would pop up in Excel without the user having to open a saved file.

Is this possible with MS Office Access 2007?

Thanks.

[ranman256]

an excel sheet IS a file.
use:

vFile = "C:\filder\file.xls"
docmd.transferspreadsheet vFile
openNativeApp vFile 'this code is below


Paste this code into a module, and it will open ANY file in its native application.

usage: OpenNativeApp "c:\folder\file.pdf"
will open it in acrobat
and
OpenNativeApp ME.txtBox
will open the doc in Word if the item in txtBox is C:\myfile.doc

if its just a file path, it will open in file explorer.

'Attribute VB_Name = "modNativeApp"
'Option Compare Database
Option Explicit

Private Declare Function ShellExecute Lib "shell32.dll" Alias "ShellExecuteA" (ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal lpszOp As String, ByVal lpszFile As String, ByVal lpszParams As String, ByVal lpszDir As String, ByVal FsShowCmd As Long) As Long

Private Declare Function GetDesktopWindow Lib "user32" () As Long
Const SW_SHOWNORMAL = 1
Const SE_ERR_FNF = 2&
Const SE_ERR_PNF = 3&
Const SE_ERR_ACCESSDENIED = 5&
Const SE_ERR_OOM = 8&
Const SE_ERR_DLLNOTFOUND = 32&
Const SE_ERR_SHARE = 26&
Const SE_ERR_ASSOCINCOMPLETE = 27&
Const SE_ERR_DDETIMEOUT = 28&
Const SE_ERR_DDEFAIL = 29&
Const SE_ERR_DDEBUSY = 30&
Const SE_ERR_NOASSOC = 31&
Const ERROR_BAD_FORMAT = 11&

Public Sub OpenNativeApp(ByVal psDocName As String)
Dim r As Long, msg As String

r = StartDoc(psDocName)
If r <= 32 Then
    'There was an error
    Select Case r
        Case SE_ERR_FNF
            msg = "File not found"
        Case SE_ERR_PNF
            msg = "Path not found"
        Case SE_ERR_ACCESSDENIED
            msg = "Access denied"
        Case SE_ERR_OOM
            msg = "Out of memory"
        Case SE_ERR_DLLNOTFOUND
            msg = "DLL not found"
        Case SE_ERR_SHARE
            msg = "A sharing violation occurred"
        Case SE_ERR_ASSOCINCOMPLETE
            msg = "Incomplete or invalid file association"
        Case SE_ERR_DDETIMEOUT
            msg = "DDE Time out"
        Case SE_ERR_DDEFAIL
            msg = "DDE transaction failed"
        Case SE_ERR_DDEBUSY
            msg = "DDE busy"
        Case SE_ERR_NOASSOC
            msg = "No association for file extension"
        Case ERROR_BAD_FORMAT
            msg = "Invalid EXE file or error in EXE image"
        Case Else
            msg = "Unknown error"
    End Select
'    MsgBox msg
End If
End Sub

[JHCorley]

I thought there was a parameter that could be used with TransferSpreadsheet to do this.

I assume your code is opening the newly saved file.

In any case, I copied your code and it doesn't recognize StartDoc().

Can I get the code for this as well?

Thanks.

[JHCorley]

I was able to open the saved file using Shell() but it opens a new instance of Excel each time.

Does StartDoc() do this as well?

[aytee111]

First you export the data into an Excel file with TransferSpreadsheet. After that you open the file with : Application.Followhyperlink nameoffile