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......how do I select multiple Excel files to import into Access?
Any insights would be deeply appreciated.
May 3 '07 #1
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MMcCarthy
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......how do I select multiple Excel files to import into Access?
Any insights would be deeply appreciated.
Are all these files being imported into separate tables or the one table?
May 4 '07 #2
theodorej
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Are all these files being imported into separate tables or the one table?
Moving them all into one table would be preferable; each source file is approx. 300 rows and contains data on a monthly basis from January, '95 to Current. I hope I'm telling you enough to answer the question.
May 4 '07 #3
MMcCarthy
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Try something like this ...

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  1. Dim strFile As String 'Filename
  2. Dim strFileList() As String 'File Array
  3. Dim intFile As Integer 'File Number
  4. Dim path As String
  5. Dim filename As String
  6. Dim strSQL As String
  7.  
  8.     path = "path to your folder containing the files"
  9.     Set db = CurrentDb
  10.     DoCmd.SetWarnings False
  11.  
  12.     'Loop through the folder & build file list
  13.     strFile = Dir(path & "*.xls")
  14.     While strFile <> ""
  15.          'add files to the list
  16.         intFile = intFile + 1
  17.         ReDim Preserve strFileList(1 To intFile)
  18.         strFileList(intFile) = strFile
  19.         strFile = Dir()
  20.     Wend
  21.      'see if any files were found
  22.     If intFile = 0 Then
  23.         MsgBox "No files found"
  24.         Exit Sub
  25.     End If
  26.  
  27.     'cycle through the list of files
  28.     For intFile = 1 To UBound(strFileList)
  29.        filename = path & strFileList(intFile)
  30.        DoCmd.TransferSpreadsheet acImport, acSpreadsheetTypeExcel3, "TableName", filename, True 'replace TableName with your table name
  31.  
  32.     Next intFile
Mary
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