Comments for Andrew Friedl

Comment on MS Access Import/Export Specifications by drdave4394

drdave4394 — Thu, 09 May 2013 01:04:39 +0000

Thanks so much for this code. I do not have VBA experience but this sounds like what I am looking for. After playing with it, I can not seem to get it to run. Can you maybe direct me as to what parts of the code I need to change with my database’s locations?

The saved import I want to edit is called “TwitterPersonalBackup”
It is a pull from twitter’s website and I am looking to change the URL.
I have a Query which is building the next URL to search. Is it possible to have the new URL change based on that Query?

Thanks so much!

Comment on MS Access Import/Export Specifications by Michael Hansen

Michael Hansen — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 09:49:16 +0000

Great article. I needed to have more control over importing Excel spreadhseets into Access 2010 and TransferSpreadsheet doesn't help. Based on your article an some additional research, I ended up using the ImportExportSpecification. Here are a couple of handy little routins to customize the importexport XML once you have created one using " Save Steps".

'For modifying the name And/Or the XML
Public Sub fixImportSpecs(myTable As String, strFind As String, strRepl As String)
    Dim mySpec As ImportExportSpecification
    
    Set mySpec = CurrentProject.ImportExportSpecifications.Item(myTable)
    
    mySpec.XML = Replace(mySpec.XML, strFind, strRepl)
    Set mySpec = Nothing

End Sub

Public Sub MyExcelChangeName(OldName As String, NewName As String)
    Dim mySpec As ImportExportSpecification
    Dim myNewSpec As ImportExportSpecification
    Set mySpec = CurrentProject.ImportExportSpecifications.Item(OldName)
    
    CurrentProject.ImportExportSpecifications.Add NewName, mySpec.XML
    mySpec.Delete
    Set mySpec = Nothing
    Set myNewSpec = Nothing

End Sub

'to run the import spec from vba code
Public Sub MyExcelTransfer(myTempTable As String, myPath As String)
    Dim mySpec As ImportExportSpecification
    Dim myNewSpec As ImportExportSpecification
    Set mySpec = CurrentProject.ImportExportSpecifications.Item(myTempTable)
    CurrentProject.ImportExportSpecifications.Add "TemporaryImport", mySpec.XML
    Set myNewSpec = CurrentProject.ImportExportSpecifications.Item("TemporaryImport")
    
    myNewSpec.XML = Replace(myNewSpec.XML, "\\MyComputer\ChangeThis", myPath)
    myNewSpec.Execute
    myNewSpec.Delete
    Set mySpec = Nothing
    Set myNewSpec = Nothing

End Sub

Hope this helps someone. cheers.

Comment on KudzuASP: The Template Engine for Classic ASP by danielcovington

danielcovington — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 12:03:43 +0000

This looks great do you have a small sample showning how to use this in code

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Comment on An SFTP test server you can run on your desktop by ossie1971

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Comment on MS Access Import/Export Specifications by Andrew

Andrew — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 18:02:06 +0000

Unfortunately I do not have any experience with TOAD. I am completing and useful code library named IncreLogic.ETL that can be found at IncreLogic.com. The library has the functionality to build and then store and retrieve import/export specifications that include complex data transforms, There is no GUI though as it it primarily for programmers.

Comment on MS Access Import/Export Specifications by vishwas

vishwas — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 13:17:36 +0000

Hi Andrew,

Thanks for the above info. I was finding out how to save the SPECS in SQL (TOAD), when we want to import the text data into a table in SQL. (we do have a import/export SPECS in Access, do we have samething in toad?)

I was just trying to save the SPECS, like we do in the ACCESS in SQL. Please help you if have any idea.

Thanks,
Vishwas

Comment on MS Access Import/Export Specifications by Bruce Armstrong

Bruce Armstrong — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 18:23:20 +0000

Thanks for the MS Access Import/Export Specifications
hint, I had to reconstruct one of these from an old Access database and it’s just what I needed.

BTW, we have a similar background in age and technology, it was fun to read yours. I started out with the same computer! These days are managing .NET with Oracle and SQL during the day and teaching classes at night at a technical college.

Nice looking web site.