[AccessD] Run a report "invisibly"

I went looking for a Print to File setting in VBA and found nothing --
surely there is one? 

Susan H. 

Hi Barbara

You would still get the "Now printing report ..." message box.

I would bite the bullet and work with the queries and subqueries for the
export. That would probably run way faster too.

/gustav


> Hi, Gustav...

> I wish it was a joke!!!

> The report is pretty complex, with 12 subreports.  There are hundreds 
> of calculations performed (in the report as well as all the 
> subreports)--- subtotals of 2 or more subreports used in calculations 
> in other subreports, etc.  The report also outputs data to a spreadsheet.

> The data in the report is (almost) exactly what I need to create an 
> export file requested by the client.  However, I need to have a 
> separate interface for the export file function.  I would like to 
> execute the report "invisibly" --- to get the data I need --- and then 
> just create my export file.

> Is it possible to "turn off" the default printer (so the report won't 
> print), execute the report in Normal mode, then turn the default 
> printer back on?

> Any other suggestions?

> Thanks,
> Barb

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gustav Brock" <gustav at cactus.dk>
> To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving"
> <accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
> Sent: Friday, March 12, 2004 8:51 AM
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Run a report "invisibly"


>> Hi Barbara
>>
>> Is this a Friday joke?
>> Running a report invisibly without printing it??
>>
>> Well, if you insist, you must have some action code when opening or
>> closing the report; pull that off the report and run it separately.
>>
>> /gustav
>>
>>
>> > Is there any way to run a report invisibly (i.e., "behind the scenes",
> without printing it) in Access 97?  The only modes available are Preview,
> Normal, and Design.

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