MartyConnelly
martyconnelly at shaw.ca
Thu May 6 13:43:21 CDT 2004
Have a look at this http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&threadm=uKAld5ikCHA.2708%40tkmsftngp11&rnum=1&prev=/groups%3Fq%3D%2522Microsoft%2BAccess%2Bcan%27t%2Bretrieve%2Bthe%2Bvalue%2Bof%2Bthis%2Bproperty%2522%2Bexcel%2Boffice%2Blinks%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8%26oe%3DUTF-8%26selm%3DuKAld5ikCHA.2708%2540tkmsftngp11%26rnum%3D1 It suggests you may have null in a numeric field or calculatedd control http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/attac-cg/ look in the Code and Design Tips area under the Reports section. There is a method discussed there as to how to modify your query to accept vb param at run time and still use TransferSpreadsheet or OutputTo. Jennifer Gross wrote: >Hi Group, > >I am having a problem on certain reports using Office Links > Analyze it >with Excel. Here is the error message I have received: >---------------- >Microsoft Access can't retrieve the value of this property. > >The property isn't available from the view in which you're running the >macro or Visual Basic code, or Microsoft Access encountered an error >while retrieving the value of the property. >To see the valid settings for this property, search the Help index for >the name of the property. >---------------- > >I've searched Microsoft's knowledge base as well as the archives with no >luck. > >I am able to use Office Links > Excel successfully on the report's >underlying query. There is nothing unusual going on in these reports, a >little sorting, a little grouping. The only calculated controls are >totals in either the group or report footers. > >Any insight would be greatly appreciated. > >Thanks in advance, > >Jennifer Gross >databasics >+ 01 (805) 480-1921 >www.databasicsdesign.com > > > > > -- Marty Connelly Victoria, B.C. Canada