[AccessD] Access plus Excel question

[Arthur Fuller]

Thanks for that. I'll ponder it and experiment. I also need to look into
CopyFromRecordset.

On Sat, Sep 11, 2021 at 10:17 AM Bill Benson <bensonforums at gmail.com> wrote:

> Best way in my opinion is to instantiate excel and use its Range.
> CopyFromRecordset method to put data into row 2 and then loop to place the
> fields afterwards in Row 1.
>
> CopyFromRecordset I believe is quite good at handling all data types and
> the recordset fields are easy to loop.
>
> If I use a template (for no better reason than portability and to control
> the output a bit better, I store a maceo enabled workbook in an attachment
> field and use some method I can’t recall off the top of my head to export
> the file. I set the instantiated Excel object’s
> Application.AutomationSecurity property to 1 if I intend to call its macros
> through Application.Run.
>
> On Thu, Sep 9, 2021 at 1:30 PM Arthur Fuller <fuller.artful at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > The Access app I'm working on invokes Excel and tis part works perfectly.
> > Access builds up the XLS filename, complete with path, company, project
> and
> > actual XLS filename -- smooth as silk.
> >
> > One problem remains. What Excel receives is the tabular data and nothing
> > else. I want to include some header information above the grid in the XLS
> > file, similar to what I do in the Access report to which the XLS file
> > corresponds.
> > A couple of things come to mind. Use an XL template with a few named
> > ranges, then address those from Access once the XLS file is open, or
> > reverse the process and have Excel call back to Access and have it return
> > the data. (Access can make the three items of interest available using
> > three static functions.) Another notion that occurred to me depends
> > on whether I can pass parameters to Excel when I invoke it.
> > Besides these, there are doubtless other approaches I might use to get
> > there. Any suggestions?
> >
> > (If it matters, this is all being done in Office 365.)
> >
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