Comments on: Building Access Macros is a Drag

By: shannon

shannon — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 21:50:17 +0000

Love this tip, thank you!

By: datapig

datapig — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:46:57 +0000

C Rieckenberg: It really depends on the complexity of the situation. If you’re using Excel as the host environment, and all you need is a bulk read-only data pull, then I would use MS Query.

If you’re using Access as the host and you need to send data to Excel, then I would use an Access macro or VBA.

By: C Rieckenberg

C Rieckenberg — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 12:58:26 +0000

I hope this question is not off topic. I have been writing Excel Macros for about six months. Recently I needed Excel to interact with Access. Is it better to have Excel pull data from Access using MS Query or have Access push data to Excel?

By: MisMommy

MisMommy — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 02:11:27 +0000

That’s awesome! It’s a huge time-saver!!

I, too, reserve procedures for “macros’ that would include more specialized processes (like having Access automatically open an Excel file for refreshing after exporting a bunch of data).

By: Marcin

Marcin — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 21:29:48 +0000

That’s really cool – thanks for sharing this one! It’s brilliant!