[AccessD] Dialog Box for Creating .txt tables

William Hindman wdhindman at dejpolsystems.com
Thu Mar 19 00:54:32 CDT 2009


...we work in different worlds ...I can't imagine an environment where 
anyone but me can get to the code ...I'd be serving hard time for mass 
maiming, I would.

William

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From: "Max Wanadoo" <max.wanadoo at gmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 12:58 PM
To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving" 
<accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
Subject: Re: [AccessD] Dialog Box for Creating .txt tables

> I don't use the RT William, just a mdb or mde.
> Worth remembering though
> Thanks
> Max
>
>
> On 3/18/09, William Hindman <wdhindman at dejpolsystems.com> wrote:
>>
>> Max
>>
>> ...afaik the FSO doesn't work in a runtime environment ...if you've got 
>> it
>> working in an A2k3 runtime I'd love to hear how.
>>
>> William
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------
>> From: "Max Wanadoo" <max.wanadoo at gmail.com>
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 8:19 PM
>> To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving"
>> <accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
>> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Dialog Box for Creating .txt tables
>>
>>
>> > You can also use the FileSystem objects to do this. Just set a 
>> > Reference
>> > to,
>> > oh dear,what was it now...oh yes, I think it was MS Office 200x.
>> >
>> > Works better then this (oldish) example.
>> >
>> > Max
>> > ps. Getting late now and it is Paddy's day so the ref may be worng!
>> >
>> > On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 10:02 PM, Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software 
>> > <
>> > rockysmolin at bchacc.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >> I was just doing this Bud.  I use the code from the Access Developer's
>> >> Handbook - just what you want:
>> >>
>> >>        lngFlags = adhOFN_HIDEREADONLY Or _
>> >>         adhOFN_HIDEREADONLY Or adhOFN_NOCHANGEDIR
>> >>
>> >>        varFileName = adhCommonFileOpenSave( _
>> >>            OpenFile:=False, _
>> >>            Filter:=strFilter, _
>> >>            flags:=lngFlags, _
>> >>            DialogTitle:="Enter File Name and Location for Mail List 
>> >> File
>> >> Export")
>> >>
>> >>            varFileName = adhTrimNull(varFileName)
>> >>
>> >>    intReply = MsgBox("Ready To Export Mailing List " & txtMailingList 
>> >> _
>> >>        & " to " & varFileName & ". OK to continue", vbYesNo)
>> >>    If intReply <> vbYes Then
>> >>        MsgBox "Export Aborted.", vbExclamation
>> >>        Exit Sub
>> >>    Else
>> >>        'DoCmd.TransferSpreadsheet acExportDelim, ,
>> >> "qryExportMailingList",
>> >> varFileName, True
>> >>        DoCmd.TransferSpreadsheet acExportDelim, 
>> >> acSpreadsheetTypeExcel9,
>> >> "qryExportMailingList", varFileName, True
>> >>
>> >>        MsgBox "Mail List Exported.", vbExclamation
>> >>    End If
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Of course, my transfer is failing but the file name ends up in the var
>> >> just
>> >> fine.
>> >>
>> >> Rocky Smolin
>> >> Beach Access Software
>> >> 858-259-4334
>> >> www.e-z-mrp.com
>> >> www.bchacc.com
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>> >> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Bud Goss
>> >> Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 2:45 PM
>> >> To: Access Group
>> >> Subject: [AccessD] Dialog Box for Creating .txt tables
>> >>
>> >> I have an Access application that creates a text (.txt) table using
>> >> DoCmd.TransferText.
>> >>
>> >> In this application, I would like to display a windows dialog box
>> showing
>> >> “Save in;” and “File name:” that would allow the user to navigate to 
>> >> the
>> >> directory where the table would be located and designate file name to 
>> >> be
>> >> used.
>> >> (Similar to the dialog box that you see when you do a file save as in
>> >> Microsoft word etc.)
>> >>
>> >> Is it possible to do this in Access?
>> >>
>> >> If so, would some one tell me where I can find information and 
>> >> examples.
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