DoCmd.TransferSpreadsheet

[mauricioff]

I'm trying to transfer data from Access to Excel using
DoCmd.TransferSpreadsheet, I want to use a select query but it send an error
message, I can use already defined queries or table names, but for some
reason it won't let me use a sql select statement, eventhough it says I can
do so in the help file.

THIS DOESN'T WORK:
sSQL = "select * from qry_ANYQUERY"
DoCmd.TransferSpreadsheet acExport, , sSQL, sFile, True

THIS WORKS:
sSQL = "qry_ANYQUERY"
DoCmd.TransferSpreadsheet acExport, , sSQL, sFile, True

Can anybody help me?

[Ken Snell (MVP)]

You cannot use an SQL statement in TransferSpreadsheet. You must add the
query to QueryDefs collection and then export it. Here is some sample code:

EXAMPLE FOR HOW TO CREATE A NEW QUERY IN ORDER TO
EXPORT IT TO AN EXCEL FILE.
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Dim qdf As DAO.QueryDef
Dim dbs As DAO.Database
Dim strSQL As String

Const strQName As String = "zExportQuery"

Set dbs = CurrentDb

strSQL = "SELECT * FROM Table_Name;"
Set qdf = dbs.CreateQueryDef(strQName, strSQL)
qdf.Close
DoCmd.TransferSpreadsheet acExport, acSpreadsheetTypeExcel9, _
strQName, "C:\Ken.xls", False
dbs.QueryDefs.Delete strQName
Set qdf = Nothing
dbs.Close
Set dbs = Nothing

--

Ken Snell
<MS ACCESS MVP>

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[Junior728]

Hi,

I try to use your code below and it works. But i wish to include the
workbook to be save under a strQName and archived into a folder, the code
below is not doing it. (it just open up the directory for the user to save it
manually)

Any idea to help?

thanks.
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Option Compare Database

Sub Testing2()

Dim qdf As DAO.QueryDef
Dim dbs As DAO.Database
Dim strSQL As String

Dim strQName As String

strQName = "Year 2007 FC Query by Cust, by CPN-Done by ML"

strSQL = "SELECT * FROM Table_Name;"

DoCmd.OpenQuery strQName
DoCmd.RunCommand acCmdExport

Set dbs = CurrentDb

Set qdf = dbs.QueryDefs(strQName)
qdf.Close

DoCmd.TransferSpreadsheet acExport, acSpreadsheetTypeExcel97, _
strQName, "C:\Meiling\MISC\MRPbyPN.xls", True -------> 'It is not
saving the wkbk data into the designated folder

MsgBox ("Mission Accomplished!")

dbs.QueryDefs.Delete strQName
Set qdf = Nothing
dbs.Close
Set dbs = Nothing

End Sub