[AccessD] Importing Multple Excel Worksheets

One of the things you need to be careful of is the naming of the sheets
inside of the workbook.  Often times the sheet name is whatever the person
exporting the data INTO excel wants to call it that day.  Even if the export
to Excel is automated, the designer may do something cute like name the
sheet with date and/or time info.  When you set up the link, the sheet name
gets pulled into the link information.  If the sheet name changes, the link
fails.  

This can be worked around if the sheets are always in the same order, then
you use automation to open the work book, then go through the sheets setting
sheet one, two, three etc. to some fixed name YOU decide (such as Sheet1, or
CustomerData etc).  Close the workbook and now all of your sheets match what
the link expects and everything is fine.

John W. Colby
www.ColbyConsulting.com 

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-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin -
Beach Access Software
Sent: Saturday, September 10, 2005 11:18 AM
To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
Subject: Re: [AccessD] Importing Multple Excel Worksheets


D'oh.  Completely missed that.  Thanks.  This first test I'm just going to 
jam their data into an mdb with some queries.  Ultimately, I think I should 
use automation, though, so they can have a one-button solution.


Thanks,

Rocky

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Susan Harkins" <ssharkins at bellsouth.net>
To: "'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'" 
<accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
Sent: Saturday, September 10, 2005 8:04 AM
Subject: Re: [AccessD] Importing Multple Excel Worksheets


>
> I need to convert client data on a regular basis from an Excel 
> workbook containing five worksheets.  I need to link or import the 
> sheets separately, of course, but neither the link wizard nor the 
> import wizard seem to allow you to specify the worksheet.
>
> =========The Import wizard's very first pane should show two options: 
> Show Worksheets and Show Ranges. You're not getting this?
>
> Susan H.
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