Import data in access from excel - ms-access

I'm wrote the following macro which imports data from an excel file into access. The data i'm importing fluctuates however (sometimes A1:B2, sometimes A1:B5 etc...) so what I ideally would want is that it selects all the relevant data. So it should do something like:
Select cell A1
XLtoRight
XLDown
Copy this in access...
Anybody an idea on how I can achieve this?
Sub ImportExcel()
Set ExcelApp = CreateObject("Excel.Application")
Set ExcelWb = ExcelApp.Workbooks.Open("C:\Documents and Settings\aa471714\Desktop\Book1.xls")
ExcelApp.Visible = True
DoCmd.TransferSpreadsheet acImport, acSpreadsheetTypeExcel3, "Gegevens", "C:\Documents and Settings\aa471714\Desktop\Book1.xls", True, "A1:B5"
With ExcelApp
.Quit
End With
MsgBox ("De gegevens zijn ingelezen")
End Sub

Range is an optional parameter. Try skipping it to import the entire worksheet.
DoCmd.TransferSpreadsheet acImport, acSpreadsheetTypeExcel3, "Gegevens", "C:\Documents and Settings\aa471714\Desktop\Book1.xls", True

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Importing from excel and making a column memo

I am importing data from excel that works fine.
The problem I need to resolve is that when it imports I need one column to be memo before the data goes in. At the moment not all data is importing because of the column not set to memo.
My Code:
Dim oExcel As Object, oWb As Object
Set oExcel = CreateObject("Excel.Application")
Set oWb = oExcel.workbooks.Open(FileName:=strFile, _
Password:=strPassword)
DoCmd.TransferSpreadsheet acImport, _
acSpreadsheetTypeExcel9, "_tmp_table", strFile, -1
oWb.Close SaveChanges:=False
oExcel.Quit
Set oExcel = Nothing
Dim strClsExl As String
strClsExl = "TASKKILL /F /IM Excel.exe"
Shell strClsExl, vbHide
Any help on how to do this is appreciated
If you set the import temp_table up beforehand with the appropriate field type already set to Memo, it will behave as you want it to.

Importing CSV into MS-Access using form button, confusing error

I'm trying to import a CSV file that is created from a web form I developed. When the form submits it creates a record in my CSV with a multitude of customer information.
As per requirements I needed to put it into a CSV, and then separately have it import into an Access database for others to use (Two steps required for server security).
The way I'm trying to do it is with a simple form with a button on it inside Access, that simply says Import, that will pull an update of the CSV whenever the user needs it.
My error is confusing me as it's stating
"Field 'F1' doesn't exist in destination table 'Applications' "
I do not have a field in my CSV labeled F1, or even any record that contains 'F1', and there is no field named F1 in my access table Applications (obviously).
Here is my VB module code from Access
Option Compare Database
Sub ImportingCSV()
Function Import()
On Error GoTo Macro1_Err
DoCmd.TransferText acImportDelim, "", "Applications", "C:\Users\ALee\Documents\formTesting22.csv", False, ""
Import:
Exit Function
Macro1_Err:
MsgBox Error$
Resume Macro1_Exit
End Function
And here is my CSV file format (spaced out for your readability)
OPUCN#WVQNAJT4PD,
2017.05.03,
test,
v,
90545452929,
4062033985,
No,
VM#TEST.VMTEST,
10003937683827,
test,
test,
689 395 3967,
2048 2983999,
No,rle#don.ca,
111 e Streeth south,
12,
Temporary,
Commercial,
100,
200,
300,
208/120V,
Three-Phase,
Underground (UG),
Ganged Position*,
23,
"dsbsdhfbslhfbshfbsdhlfbgshdfgsfslfgljshgfljshgfljshgflsj"
The error is telling me that the field for the second phone number ("4062033985" in the CSV) doesn't have a field in the table Applications, but it does! "F1" in the CSV is Customer Mobile. When I import manually through Access's import wizard this works fine.
Hopefully someone can point me in the right direction, not familiar with VB script or macros in access.
Don't import the file.
Link the csv file as a table. Then create a query to read and convert (purify) the data.
Use this query as source for further processing of the date like appending data to other tables.
a CSV file is a spreadsheet... try...
DoCmd.TransferSpreadsheet acImport, acSpreadsheetTypeExcel12Xml,[YourDestinationTable],"C:\YourFileDirectoryPath, filename, and extension",true,[Spreadsheet name if multiple sheet names]
There are all kinds of ways to do this sort of thing. This is certainly the simplest method.
Private Sub Command0_Click()
DoCmd.TransferText acImportDelim, "", "Book1", "C:\your_path_here\Book1.csv", True, ""
End Sub
Let's say you want to import several CSV files, all of the same type, into the same table. Just run the script below.
Option Compare Database
Option Explicit
Private Sub Command0_Click()
DoImport
End Sub
Function DoImport()
Dim strPathFile As String
Dim strFile As String
Dim strPath As String
Dim strTable As String
Dim blnHasFieldNames As Boolean
' Change this next line to True if the first row in CSV worksheet
' has field names
blnHasFieldNames = True
' Replace C:\Documents\ with the real path to the folder that
' contains the CSV files
strPath = "C:\your_path_here\"
' Replace tablename with the real name of the table into which
' the data are to be imported
strFile = Dir(strPath & "*.csv")
Do While Len(strFile) > 0
strTable = Left(strFile, Len(strFile) - 4)
strPathFile = strPath & strFile
DoCmd.TransferText acImportDelim, , strTable, strPathFile, blnHasFieldNames
' Uncomment out the next code step if you want to delete the
' EXCEL file after it's been imported
' Kill strPathFile
strFile = Dir()
Loop
End Function
You can do all kinds of other thins too; navigate to a file using the msoFileDialogFilePicker; you can loop through record sets and load them, one by one, into your table. As Gustav suggested, you can link to your file (staging) and write records into a table (production). You should probably try all of these methods, and play around with

Export query using file dialog from Access into one excel workbook using VBA and Macro

I have two queries. I would like these two queries added into one Excel (xlsx) file, but on two different Sheets, one for each query.
This is possible with a hardcoded path:
Public Function Export2Queries()
DoCmd.TransferSpreadsheet acExport, acSpreadsheetTypeExcel9, "SaneringsVurdering", "C:\Users\JGJ\Desktop\Sanering.xls", True
DoCmd.TransferSpreadsheet acExport, acSpreadsheetTypeExcel9, "K_SaneringLedMet", "C:\Users\JGJ\Desktop\Sanering.xls", True
End Function
Now I would like to combine this with a SaveAs dialog.
Option Compare Database
Public Function FilToSave()
Dim FlDia As FileDialog
Set FlDia = Application.FileDialog(msoFileDialogSaveAs)
With FlDia
.AllowMultiSelect = False
.InitialFileName = "C:\" ' You can set outfile to a full path with a fictitious or real file name, and the dialog will open in that folder.
.Title = "Please name the file you want to save"
If .Show = True Then
FilName = .SelectedItems(1)
Else
MsgBox "No file selected. Process cancelled"
DoCmd.Hourglass False
FilToSave = "Cancelled"
Exit Function
End If
End With
FilToSave = FilName
End Function
Got it to work with the above solution.
Public Function Export2Queries()
Dim savefile As String
savefile = FilToSave
If savefile <> "Cancelled" Then
DoCmd.TransferSpreadsheet acExport, acSpreadsheetTypeExcel9, "SaneringsVurdering", savefile, True
End If
End Function
Now this code works for exporting a query/table to a wanted to location with dialog prompt.

Import multiple spreadsheets into Access

I am trying to import all my spreadsheets in a workbook to Access. However, nothing gets imported into Access even though i receive no error message. Everything is working except for the line noted below, where even though it seems like Access is importing the spreadsheets, nothing appears in my table.
Public Sub Import_Excel_Workbook()
Dim strFile As String
Dim StrFldrPath As String
Dim strfilelist() As String
Dim intFile As Integer
Dim filename As String
DoCmd.SetWarnings False
StrFldrPath = "C:\Documents\SPY\New\"
'Loop through the folder & build file list
strFile = Dir(StrFldrPath & "*.xls")
' (commented-out code removed for clarity)
Set objAccess = CreateObject("Access.Application")
objAccess.OpenCurrentDatabase "C:\Documents\Database2.accdb" 'not dynamic yet
Set objExcel = CreateObject("Excel.Application")
objExcel.Visible = True
Set objWorkbook = objExcel.Workbooks.Open("C:\Documents\SPY\New\SPY_1.xls") 'not dynamic yet
Set colWorksheets = objWorkbook.Worksheets
'cycle through the list of files
'For intFile = 1 To UBound(strfilelist)
'filename = StrFldrPath & strfilelist(intFile) (removed for the time being)
For Each objWorksheet In colWorksheets
Set objRange = objWorksheet.UsedRange
strWorksheetName = objWorksheet.Name & "!" & objRange.Address(False, False)
'########## LINE BELOW SEEMS TO FAIL ############
objAccess.DoCmd.TransferSpreadsheet acImport, acSpreadsheetTypeExcel9, _
"S&P", "C:\Documents\SPY\New\SPY_1.xls", True, strWorksheetName 'not dynamic yet
Next
'Next intFile
DoCmd.SetWarnings True
End Sub
It looks like you are trying to follow this approach: http://blogs.technet.com/b/heyscriptingguy/archive/2008/01/21/how-can-i-import-multiple-worksheets-into-an-access-database.aspx. It's important to note this technique lets you import all tabs (worksheets).
As suggested in a comment, you must avoid setting SetWarnings to False. You can't trouble shoot when you are suppressing errors.
Your post has a lot of code that doesn't relate to your issue. Please check https://stackoverflow.com/help/mcve for how to ask in a way that encourages answers.
Having said all that, I suggest you change your tab (worksheet) name so it does not contain the symbol &.
If that does not solve your problem, try using the Access import wizard on your problem tab . If you don't have experience with imports, be aware there are many "gotchas". Your source document needs to be free of merged cells, incoherent header-row entries, and countless other snags. The import wizard may reveal some problem with the source data.
Finally, if the source worksheet is empty (none of the cells have values), the import will halt at that point. (This is not the behavior you are reporting, but it's worth a mention.)

MS Access VBA Export Query results

I need help coming up with a method to allow a user to export a query's results to an xls file on a button click event.
I've tried using an Output To macro, but it doesn't work for a query containing 30,000+ records.
Thanks in advance
You might want to consider using Automation to create an Excel spreadsheet and populate it on your own rather than using a macro.
Here's a function I have used in the past to do just that.
Public Function ExportToExcel(FileToCreate As String, ByRef rst As ADODB.Recordset)
'Parms: FileToCreate - Full path and file name to Excel spreadsheet to create
' rst - Populated ADO recordset to export
On Error GoTo Err_Handler
Dim objExcel As Object
Dim objBook As Object
Dim objSheet As Object
'Create a new excel workbook; use late binding to prevent issues with different versions of Excel being
'installed on dev machine vs user machine
Set objExcel = CreateObject("Excel.Application")
Set objBook = objExcel.Workbooks.Add
'Hide the workbook temporarily from the user
objExcel.Visible = False
objBook.SaveAs (FileToCreate)
'Remove Worksheets so we're left with just one in the Workbook for starters
Do Until objBook.Worksheets.Count = 1
Set objSheet = objBook.Worksheets(objBook.Worksheets.Count - 1)
objSheet.Delete
Loop
Set objSheet = objBook.Worksheets(1)
rst.MoveFirst
'Use CopyFromRecordset method as this is faster than writing data one row at a time
objSheet.Range("A1").CopyFromRecordset rst
'The UsedRange.Rows.Count property can be used to identify the last row of actual data in the spreadsheet
'This is sometimes useful if you need to add a summary row or otherwise manipulate the data
'Dim lngUsedRange As Long
'lngUsedRange = objSheet.UsedRange.Rows.Count
'Save the spreadsheet
objBook.Save
objExcel.Visible = True
ExportToExcel = True
Err_Handler:
Set objSheet = Nothing
Set objBook = Nothing
Set objExcel = Nothing
DoCmd.Hourglass False
If Err.Number <> 0 Then
Err.Raise Err.Number, Err.Source, Err.Description
End If
End Function
Can you use VBA?
Intellisense will help you, but get started with:
DoCmd.TransferSpreadsheet acExport, acSpreadsheetTypeExcel9, "my_query_name", "C:\myfilename.xls"
Note: you may have a different Excel version
"my_query_name" is the name of your query or table
you'll need to set the file location to the appropriate location\name .extension
More Info: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb214134.aspx