Run an Access report in a VB .Net application

[Tony A.]

I'm in the process of migrating a MS Access 2003 application to VB .Net
(2005). How can I run the reports in Access from the VB application?
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Tony

[Cor Ligthert [MVP]]

Tony,

Probably with Office integration, be aware that the end users needs all full
licence of MS office access for that.

Cor

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I'm in the process of migrating a MS Access 2003 application to VB .Net
(2005). How can I run the reports in Access from the VB application?
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Tony

[George Shubin]

I'm in the process of migrating a MS Access 2003 application to VB .Net

(2005). How can I run the reports in Access from the VB application?

Try the following. It requires Microsoft's Access to be installed on the
user's system. (Watch out for wordwrap.)

Public Sub PrintAccessReport(ByVal sReportName As String, Optional ByVal
sQryName As String = "", Optional ByVal sSQL As String = "")

Dim oAccess As New Access.ApplicationClass

oAccess.Visible = True

oAccess.OpenCurrentDatabase(gsCurLocation & gsCurDatabase)

oAccess.DoCmd.Minimize()

'Create new query if needed

If sQryName.Length 0 And sSQL.Length 0 Then

Try

'oAccess.CurrentDb.QueryDefs.Delete(sQryName)

oAccess.DoCmd.DeleteObject(Access.AcObjectType.acQ uery, sQryName)

Catch

'Close and reopen the Access object if above statement failed

oAccess.Visible = False

oAccess.Quit(Access.AcQuitOption.acQuitSaveNone)

System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.ReleaseComO bject(oAccess)

oAccess.Visible = True

oAccess.OpenCurrentDatabase(gsCurLocation & gsCurDatabase)

oAccess.DoCmd.Minimize()

End Try

oAccess.CurrentDb.CreateQueryDef(sQryName, sSQL)

End If

'Preview the report

oAccess.DoCmd.OpenReport(sReportName, Access.AcView.acViewPreview, , ,
Access.AcWindowMode.acDialog)

'Close the Access Instance

If Not oAccess Is Nothing Then

' Call Access Quit method without saving any changes.

oAccess.Quit(Access.AcQuitOption.acQuitSaveNone)

' Use Marshal class' ReleaseComObject to release the Access instance.

System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.ReleaseComO bject(oAccess)

' Dereference the oAccess variable.

oAccess = Nothing

End If

End Sub

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[Soddy]

Just interested in knowing where there might be more info/articles/tutorials
on 'Access Automation' using VBE (i.e., other aspects of this - not just
reports)??

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Thanks!
Soddy
"George Shubin" wrote:

I'm in the process of migrating a MS Access 2003 application to VB .Net
(2005). How can I run the reports in Access from the VB application?

Try the following. It requires Microsoft's Access to be installed on the
user's system. (Watch out for wordwrap.)

Public Sub PrintAccessReport(ByVal sReportName As String, Optional ByVal
sQryName As String = "", Optional ByVal sSQL As String = "")

Dim oAccess As New Access.ApplicationClass

oAccess.Visible = True

oAccess.OpenCurrentDatabase(gsCurLocation & gsCurDatabase)

oAccess.DoCmd.Minimize()

'Create new query if needed

If sQryName.Length 0 And sSQL.Length 0 Then

Try

'oAccess.CurrentDb.QueryDefs.Delete(sQryName)

oAccess.DoCmd.DeleteObject(Access.AcObjectType.acQ uery, sQryName)

Catch

'Close and reopen the Access object if above statement failed

oAccess.Visible = False

oAccess.Quit(Access.AcQuitOption.acQuitSaveNone)

System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.ReleaseComO bject(oAccess)

oAccess.Visible = True

oAccess.OpenCurrentDatabase(gsCurLocation & gsCurDatabase)

oAccess.DoCmd.Minimize()

End Try

oAccess.CurrentDb.CreateQueryDef(sQryName, sSQL)

End If

'Preview the report

oAccess.DoCmd.OpenReport(sReportName, Access.AcView.acViewPreview, , ,
Access.AcWindowMode.acDialog)

'Close the Access Instance

If Not oAccess Is Nothing Then

' Call Access Quit method without saving any changes.

oAccess.Quit(Access.AcQuitOption.acQuitSaveNone)

' Use Marshal class' ReleaseComObject to release the Access instance.

System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.ReleaseComO bject(oAccess)

' Dereference the oAccess variable.

oAccess = Nothing

End If

End Sub

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George Shubin Custom Software Development
dX Software Systems Database Applications
Ph: 503-981-6806 Fax: [phone]
www.dxonline.com ge****@dxonline.com
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"Despite efforts by government to prevent concentration in industry, the
regulators are bringing us to the point where only the largest companies can
survive." -- Henry Ford