Could you just create a query that has all the right things to export?
Then use TransferSpreadsheet to export the query.
Or, if you want to email it, just SendObject.
When it arrives at the other end, use TransferSpreadsheet to import the data
again from the attachment or file.
--
Allen Browne - Microsoft MVP. Perth, Western Australia.
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"S. Graefner" <sgraefner@hfx.eastlink.ca> wrote in message
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> Hello again, I've been trying all evening trying to creat a macro as
> you suggested. So far I have a macro that runs a make table query
> which makes a table containg the feilds I would like to save. It then
> sendobject to mail in the form of an excell spreadsheet, upon creating
> the email with the table as an attachment I open the attachment and
> save the excell file to A:\drive. It sounds crazy but belive it or not
> it works. However I dont belive for an instant this is what you had in
> mind. To Retrive the file from A:\ I run a an appened Query that takes
> the data from the "Save Table" which the Make Table query made and
> appened it to that again it works but dammed if I know how. So now all
> the info is now safely back in the database, sort of, so how do I get
> it to actually get to the proper tables? Now that you've picked your
> self off the floor from fits of laughter can you send me the correct
> way to do it?
>
> "Allen Browne" <AllenBrowne@SeeSig.Invalid> wrote in message[/color]
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> > Create a macro
> > Choose the action TransferText
> > Press F1 for help.
> >
> > --
> > Allen Browne - Microsoft MVP. Perth, Western Australia.
> > Tips for Access users -
http://allenbrowne.com/tips.html
> > Reply to group, rather than allenbrowne at mvps dot org.
> >
> > "S. Graefner" <sgraefner@hfx.eastlink.ca> wrote in message
> > news:fd0400f8.0403051338.55c6db19@posting.google.c om...[color=darkred]
> > > Thank You for your quick response.
> > > The entire datbase is at the other location its just one record at a
> > > time, as required, that I would like to be able to download certain
> > > fields to. These fields come from an exact copy of the data base in
> > > another location. These two data bases have no connectivity what so
> > > ever and therefore the transfer of these individual records, when and[/color][/color][/color]
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> > > required.
> > > The TransferText sounds like it might be a possability if you could
> > > please expand on that. Like I said I really need the dots close
> > > toghther so I would be able to understand the process. I have to be
> > > able to upload various selected fields of a record to a disk and then
> > > download them elsewhere to their proper tables in the other database.
> > > Thank You once again, you have given me some hope that this might be
> > > able to be accomplished.
> > > Stewart.
> > > PS It started out as good luck, now I'm trying to get into the good
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