How to import query in Access Database? - ms-access

I have an access database and I would like to import a query from another database using VBA. However I bump into the following message
Here is my code:
DoCmd.TransferDatabase acLink, "Microsoft Access", FileAdress, acQuery, "RawData", "RawData Imported"
This code says the Table or Query RawData is not available. The problem is I'm sure it exists in the source database.
The FileAdress is also ok. when I change the code to import a table it works (TableName, acTable...)
Does anyone know how to make it work please ?


You can't link queries, only import them.
Use
DoCmd.TransferDatabase acImport, "Microsoft Access", FileAdress, acQuery, "RawData", "RawData Imported"

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DatabaseName:="C:\", _
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