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Access Macro: Export Table/Query To Excel
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Using this FrontPage VBA Macro

I wrote this Access VBA Macro for a friend to export an Access table or query to a spreadsheet; it might come in handy. ;-]

FrontPage VBA Macro Example Code

Sub ExportTableOrQueryToExcel()

    Const strTitle = "This is my worksheet title"
    Const strTableOrQuery = "Query1"
    
    ' define the path to the output file
    Dim strPath As String
    strPath = "C:\TestFile " & Year(Now) & Right("0" & Month(Now), 2) & Right("0" & Day(Now), 2) & ".xls"
    
    ' create and open an Excel workbook
    Dim objXL As Object
    Set objXL = CreateObject("Excel.Application")
    objXL.WorkBooks.Add
    objXL.Worksheets(1).Name = strTitle
    objXL.Visible = False
   
    ' delete the extra worksheets
    Dim intX As Integer
    If objXL.Worksheets.Count > 1 Then
        For intX = 2 To objXL.Worksheets.Count
            objXL.Worksheets(2).Delete
        Next
    End If
    
    ' open the database
    Dim objDB As DAO.Database
    Dim objRS As DAO.Recordset
    Dim objField As DAO.Field
    Set objDB = CurrentDb
    
    ' open the query/table
    Dim strSQL As String
    strSQL = "SELECT * FROM [" & strTableOrQuery & "]"
    Set objRS = objDB.OpenRecordset(strSQL)
    
    Dim lngRow As Long
    Dim lngCol As Long
    
    If Not objRS.EOF Then
    
        lngRow = 1: lngCol = 1
        
        For Each objField In objRS.Fields
            objXL.Worksheets(1).Cells(lngRow, lngCol).Value = objField.Name
            lngCol = lngCol + 1
        Next
        
        lngRow = lngRow + 1
    
        ' loop through the table records
        Do While Not objRS.EOF
            lngCol = 1
            For Each objField In objRS.Fields
                objXL.Worksheets(1).Cells(lngRow, lngCol).Value = objField.Value
                lngCol = lngCol + 1
            Next
            lngRow = lngRow + 1
            objRS.MoveNext
        Loop
    
    End If
    
    objXL.DisplayAlerts = False
    objXL.ActiveWorkbook.SaveAs strPath, 46
    objXL.ActiveWorkbook.Close

End Sub