Excel to Access Data Exchange

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Fri 14 Jan 2011, 15:27 Delegate Craig said...

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Excel to Access Data Exchange

What is the easiest was to move data from an excel spreadsheet to Access.

Currently I am moving cell by cell to field by field, by indivitual rows.

Is there away of a row of data in excel to a row in access.

If you need to see the original code I am using then please email me at craig.edwards77@hotmail.co.uk

Kind regards,
Craig

Wed 19 Jan 2011, 10:44 Trainer Anthony said...

RE: Excel to Access Data Exchange

Hi Craig, thanks for your query. There's a much easier way of doing this than via code. Simply use the Get External Data function in Access to link to the spreadsheet. The spreadsheet will then be dynamically linked and exactly mirrored in Access.

Hope this helps,

Anthony

Wed 19 Jan 2011, 11:00 Delegate Craig said...

RE: Excel to Access Data Exchange

Hi,

The spreadsheet is used by multiple users, when trying to do the above it couldn't cope with all the changes and the spreadsheet is read only because again Excel has the issue with the shared workbook option.

I guess it's the age old thing, if it aint broken then don't try and fix it, justy wanted to write all the information in one go rather than cell by cell to speed up the process.

Kind regards,
Craig

Wed 19 Jan 2011, 11:08 Trainer Anthony said...

RE: Excel to Access Data Exchange

Hi Craig, you still have to write cell by cell but have you considered copying the data from the worksheet into an array:

Dim myarray as variant

myarray = Range("A1").currentregion

...then looping through the array and sending each value to the Access table? That will certainly be quicker!

Anthony

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