Does anyone have a bit of sample code to use with Access 2000 in order
to use the Windows API to change an external file name or file name
extension? For example, if I export a query to a text file
(MyQueryData.txt) and want to change it to (MyQueryData03272005.duh).

Thanks

On 27 Mar 2005 14:00:04 -0800, "Rick" <richard.overturf@att.net> wrote:
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>Does anyone have a bit of sample code to use with Access 2000 in order
>to use the Windows API to change an external file name or file name
>extension? For example, if I export a query to a text file
>(MyQueryData.txt) and want to change it to (MyQueryData03272005.duh).
>
>Thanks[/color]

You can use the API if you want, and you might want to - but you don't have
to. You can also use the Name statement in VBA. You have to hunt deeply to
find it in the help which is why many of us don't know it exists.

Name <oldpathname> As <newpathname>

Thanks Steve. That's all there is to it? Just one line of code?

On 28 Mar 2005 07:12:23 -0800, "Rick" <richard.overturf@att.net> wrote:
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>Thanks Steve. That's all there is to it? Just one line of code?[/color]

Yup.