Automated query in a text box

[Dubois]

Hi,
I am a new user. As a first challenge I had, I wanted to perform an automated task. I wanted to open a parameter query automatically and have the results in excel.

I got helped by BILL who suggested me to do the following:
create the excel file on drive c:
DoCmd.TransferSpreadsheet acExport, 8, "myQuery", _
"C:\my documents\MyExcelFile.xls", False

I tried this and it worked fine.

My new challenge is to apply this to a text box on a form, where I can select the query and by a click on a command button I get the results automatically in the excel file. I am kind of confuse on how to relate the click selection to the name of the query.
Can you please help me with this?

Thanks

 

[GVaught]

It might be easier to link in the Excel spreadsheet and then create
parameter queries against the linked Excel spreadsheet.
Take a look at Files | Get External Data | Link. Once linked you can create
a form that contains your command buttons that will execute whatever the
query prompts for.
Example you have a field called Region. You want to prompt the user for
whatever region. Under the criteria section you type: Like [Enter Region or
Enter] & "*". What this statement does is allow the user to type in a
portion of the Region, such as Sou for South, Southern etc. or press enter
and get all the regions.

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G Vaught

Hi,
I am a new user. As a first challenge I had, I wanted to perform an

automated task. I wanted to open a parameter query automatically and have
the results in excel.

I got helped by BILL who suggested me to do the following:
create the excel file on drive c:
DoCmd.TransferSpreadsheet acExport, 8, "myQuery", _
"C:\my documents\MyExcelFile.xls", False

I tried this and it worked fine.

My new challenge is to apply this to a text box on a form, where I can

select the query and by a click on a command button I get the results
automatically in the excel file. I am kind of confuse on how to relate the
click selection to the name of the query.