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how do I automate reports

Familiar Sight
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Oklahoma
Posts: 140
#1: Dec 5 '06
My company maintains an access database. We use this database to generate a report 3 times a day and email it to a distribution list. How do I go about using the system clock to automate the report update and is it possible to have that emailed using outlook without having to open the database and manually do everything?

Familiar Sight
 
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Northampton, England
Posts: 143
#2: Dec 5 '06

re: how do I automate reports


You can either use code in an On Timer event of an unbound form, or you could use the Widows Scheduler. For the second part of your question, have a look here.

http://www.jephens.com/howtoemail.asp
Familiar Sight
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Oklahoma
Posts: 140
#3: Dec 6 '06

re: how do I automate reports


Much Thanks, You will soon have made many people a little happier!!
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