exporting to a specific excel file

[David]

I need to export data to a specific excel workbook. I am
not allowed to overwrite the file, I must update an
existing excel file. The rows in a specific worksheet may
or may not change. The columns most likely will remain
constant.

 

[Joe Fallon]

You may have to use automation to get that specific.

Articles on How to Automate Excel:

I would like the data to simply be placed on a worksheet
that I've already spent time formatting (i.e. column widths, bolded column
headings...etc.)
Is there a way to do this?

You can't do this with TransferSpreadsheet.
You'll need to write VBA code that uses Automation to control Excel and
ensure
that the data ends up where you want it.

If you're new to Automation, here's a useful article giving the
basics of controlling Excel from Access:

Sample Excel automation
http://www.mvps.org/access/modules/mdl0006.htm

Q123859 ACC: Sample OLE Automation for MS Word and MS Excel
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;123859

ACC2000: Using Automation to Create and Manipulate an Excel
Workbook (Q210148)
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;210148

ACC: Using Automation to Create and Manipulate an Excel
Workbook (Q142476)
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;142476

Recent versions of Excel have a Range.CopyFromRecordSet method
that can be very handy for importing data from Access.