open excel after export

[xopherira]

How do you automatically launch updated excel workbook after export from access built in macro "ImportExportSpreadsheet"?

Thanks

[June7]

I don't use macros, only VBA. So just did a quick look at the ExportWithFormatting macro action. There is an AutoStart option. Not seeing this available with ImportExportSpreadsheet macro action.

[ranman256]

lookup the SHELL command

x=shell(

[June7]

A macro could probably call a custom VBA function that opens the new Excel file. As ranman suggests, SHELL command is one way. FollowHyperlink is another. However, I have experienced failure with FollowHyperlink and had to use SHELL.

[xopherira]

Thanks for the response. Im coming from the Linux side of things, is this command shell in Linux? Would I use SHELL to set path of Excel app. and what to open?

[ranman256]

you can put this code in a module and it will open any file in its native app.

usage: OpenNativeApp "c:\folder\file.pdf"
will open it in acrobat
and
OpenNativeApp "c:\folder\file.doc"
will open the doc in Word, etc.

'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

[xopherira]

Thanks for the help, also I ment to say is command shell like linux shell not in linux.