I created a test MS Access DB to export a table to Excel and a text file.
This works for Excel:
DoCmd.OutputTo acOutputQuery, "QryExportToExcel", _
acFormatXLS, XFile, False
For the text file, I created a specification and used this code
DoCmd.TransferText acExportDelim, "Mytable Import Specification", "mytable", "D:\myfolder\test1.txt", False
In the error message, I get "test1#txt".
The Microsoft Office Access database engine could not find the object
"test1#txt". Make sure the object exists and that you spell its name
and the path name correctly.
I tried creating test1.txt in the same path. To my surprise, this deleted the file which is already present.
Software: MS ACCESS 2007
The Microsoft Office Access databasse engine could not find the object "test1#txt". Make sure the object exists and that you spell its name and path name correctly.
This is a generic (and rather useless) error message that Access outputs in case anything goes wrong. One example would be a misspelled field name in the import/export specification.
You can get the "real" error message by trying the import operation "manually" in the Access user interface (rather than through code).
The question author reported the problem was "because I was using an Import Specification for Exporting a file."
They resolved the problem by using an Export Specification.
Because you are doing DoCmd.TransferText, Access is expecting that the file Test1.txt exists in that location. Try creating the file first, and then do a transfer of the text.
You can try this code before the export to create the file:
Public Sub CreateExportFile()
Dim strFileName As String
Dim SomeStringToOutput
strFileName = "d:\myfolder\test1.txt"
Open strFileName For Output As #1
End Sub
I was having a similar situation and found that a file schema.ini was in the destination folder. This was created when an acExportMerge was performed previously and it caused this error. Make sure that file has been deleted prior to executing a new TransferText.
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I have a table called "Tk20F7_agg" that I am trying to export as a .txt file with custom specifications. The code is below but when I run it, I get this error:
"The Microsoft Access database engine could not find the object 'Tk2020181903#txt.'"
TempName01 = "Tk20" & Format(Date, "yyyyddmm")
ExportPath = DLookup("Export_Path", "OmniDB_system01")
Application.FileDialog(msoFileDialogSaveAs).Title = "Export Tk20 File7 (Testing)"
Application.FileDialog(msoFileDialogSaveAs).InitialFileName = TempName01 & ".txt"
intChoice = Application.FileDialog(msoFileDialogSaveAs).Show
If intChoice <> 0 Then
strPath = Application.FileDialog(msoFileDialogSaveAs).SelectedItems(1)
End If
DoCmd.TransferText acExportDelim, "Tk20_File7_spec", "Tk20F7_Agg", TempName01 & ".txt", True
Any help on fixing this would be greatly appreciated!
In my experience, I've found that this particular (and rather misleading) error message can be produced when the structure of a query or table is modified and the associated Export Specification is not updated to reflect the changes.
To resolve the error, I would suggest exporting the target object 'manually' using the Export Text File wizard, and re-save the Export Specification.
I will also add for other readers - the key here is "with custom specifications".
Without those - - one can reconfigure a table/query and a saved export will work because it is just called by the object name.
The following lines of code should export data from a query to a *.txt file, but results in an error.
strPath = "N:\apprais\targetDirectory\"
DoCmd.TransferText acExportDelim, "spcDataFile", "qryExportAppraisal", strPath & "DATAFILE.TXT"
Based on this https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/ff835958.aspx, I don't think it should be necessary to have a Schema.ini file (unless it's a fixed-width file). Also when I executed the command in an older version of the application, I was able to export the data from the query to the *.txt file without the Schema.ini file.
Ultimately, I need to know if I'm correct about the Schema.ini, and if I am, is there a default location that specification files are saved to in Access 2010? I can't seem to find where it's defined. I've looked in External Data > Saved Imports/Exports, but am not able to find anything resembling spcDataFile
In a VB6 program, with an Access 2000 database, I want to read a .CSV file, with table field names in the first record, into a new Access table.
Here is my VB6 code:
With CreateObject("Access.Application")
.OpenCurrentDatabase "C:\Database1.accdb"
.DoCmd.TransferText , , newTable, importFile, True
.Quit
End With
The DoCmd.TransferText command gives me the following error:
Error # 3107 (MSAccess: Record(s) cannot be added; no insert permission on 'Table Name'.)
Any ideas what I'm doing wrong?
Seeking clarification - are you running this with block from the database you are also opening through .OpenCurrentDatabase? If so, it is my understanding that call is for opening Access from another application (MSDN), so you may be blocking yourself from editing the records. DoCmd.TransferText by itself should suffice to import the records if this scenario's assumption is true.
For future purposes note you can insert code with greater legibility by clicking the Code Sample icon or pressing Ctrl + K when writing your submission.
I inherited a huge, bulky MS Access database and am assigned to solve a problem in it. The problem is as follow...
System A exports its data to a pipeline-delimited .txt file. The files has special characters working correctly, for example the value "Müller" shows when opening this file in notepad or Excel.
Next, the Access DB imports the .txt file and stores the result in an internal employees table. The last name field is of data type "memo". The method to import data from the .txt file to MS Access is as follow:
Call DoCmd.TransferText(acImportDelim, _
"tblEmployees", _
"tblEmployees", _
me.txtImportFile, _
True)
After running this import and viewing the employees table I noticed that names with special characters are screwed up. "Müller" becomes "M├⌐ller" for example. I investigated some online help and found out that can include a "codepage" parameter in the TransferText call, so I set it to 65001 (which appearantly is the codepage for unicode):
Call DoCmd.TransferText(acImportDelim, _
"tblEmployees", _
"tblEmployees", _
me.txtImportFile, _
True, _
, _
65001)
Now that I have ran the import script again, I see no difference whatsoever, the special characters are still misformed. I'm running out of steam so I hope one of you has some advise on how to resolve this...
Both versions of your TransferText operation are using a SpecificationName named tblEmployees. What Code Page is specified in that Specification?
Try importing the text file manually. Choose "Advanced" from the Import Text Wizard. Then select Unicode in the Code Page list box. You may need to test with different Code Page selections until you find which one imports your text correctly.
Which ever Code Page selection works, save your choices as a specification and use it in your TransferText command, without supplying a separate CodePage parameter.
Using CodePage=1200 (msoEncodingUnicodeLittleEndian) solved the issue in my case.
there is an unicode list to use in VBA:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/aa432511(v=office.12).aspx
how to create an access form which has import excel file button. and after selecting excel file it automatically creates a table in the database with collumn headers as excel first row and data as excel other rows. if you think i am not putting any effort please give me suggestion or reference and ill do it on my own.
For versions of Access since 2003, you can use the File Dialog to allow the user to browse for the file they want, prior to that, you can use API calls. If this is overkill for you, you can have the user type in the file name and path, but you will have to check that it exists using code (Dir may suit).
It would be best to use TransferSpreadsheet method of the DoCmd object (available in any version of Access from, AFAIK, 1997 onward) to import the spreadsheet. This can be run as VBA (code) or a macro.
If we assume that you are able to create a form and wire up a button you have two issues:
The file open dialog.
Triggering the import.
For 1 you should be able to use the standard Microsoft file dialogs - my VB.OLD and Access are spectacularly rusty (no access 2007) but you can reference the appropriate COM assemblies from Access after which it becomes fairly easy.
2 is a bit more interesting - I beleive you can pretty much do this by menu selection from within access in which case, at least as a first step, you should be able to automate the same steps - pretty much anything you can do from a menu you can also do by calling the relevant command from VBA. The more complex solution would be to create VBA logic to create a linked table that links to the Excel file and then do a create table query and then drop the link.
In terms of effort, the form is something one would expect you to be able to do without much help - however automating something like an import from excel is not necessarily obvious.
An example using Access 2003 would be as follows for selecting a file:
Dim fDialog As Office.FileDialog
Dim strFile As String
Set fDialog = Application.FileDialog(msoFileDialogFilePicker)
With fDialog
.InitialFileName = "C:\temp\*.xls"
.Filters.Clear
.Filters.Add "Excel file", "*.xls"
.Filters.Add "All Files", "*.*"
If .Show = True Then
strFile = .SelectedItems(1)
End If
End With
Debug.Print strFile
Note you would need to add a Reference to the Office 12 Object Library
To Import the file you can use the TransferSpreadsheet Function of the DoCmd Object. For E.g.
DoCmd.TransferSpreadsheet acExport, acSpreadsheetTypeExcel9, "ExcelImport", strFile, True
The Access table called ExcelImport would have to already exist in the database.