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Re: A database question
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lugnet.admin.database
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Mon, 7 Dec 1998 20:29:19 GMT
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On Thu, 26 Nov 1998 13:05:03 GMT, "Huw Millington"
<hmillington@cix.co.uk> wrote:
> Steve Bliss wrote in message <365c1013.5669348@lugnet.com>...
> > Once upon a time, "Jim Hughes" <hughesj@one.net> wrote:
> > If you go with Access, take the time to write a VBA function to export
> > the data to CSV format. That way, you can share with everyone, and
> > you won't have a export-headache each time you update the database.
> Access provides this facility built-in so there's no overhead in keeping it
> in Access, then creating a query to export the table(s)/fields exactly as
> required.
But writing a function is MUCH more flexible than the built-in export
facility. PLUS you can write it such that you do not have to do
anything but press a button to get this file generated, MUCH nicer,
IMHO (or perhaps I'm just biased because this is one of the areas my
friend worked on in Access)
Sarah Heacock
sarah@eskimo.com
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| Steve Bliss wrote in message <365c1013.5669348@lu...et.com>... (...) Access provides this facility built-in so there's no overhead in keeping it in Access, then creating a query to export the table(s)/fields exactly as required. Huw (26 years ago, 26-Nov-98, to lugnet.admin.database)
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