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I know this has been posted on elsewhere but I'm stuck. I'm using the following append query to copy an Access query to Excel:

INSERT INTO [Excel 8.0;Database=C: \Test.xls;].[Sheet1$]
SELECT *
FROM Test;

This isn't the real table name or workbook name, but the logic is the same. This method is preferable to me because it's efficient and there's much less chance for user error. But when I use the query I get the dreaded Error 3073, "Operation must use an updateable query". I've tried it on both a network drive and my C drive with no success.

The strange thing is that I can use a Make Table query (Select...Into) to create an Excel workbook with the query copied to it. Both queries also work on my home PC.

I've checked with our system administrators at work and I have modified access to the drives in question, which means that I should be able to read, write, and delete with no problem. So despite the prevailing wisdom on other sites, this doesn't appear to be a permissions problem.

Jamie Collins, if you're still out there...Help!
Sep 22 '08 #1
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