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I would like to be able to type a name of a file - DBF or TXT - and then press a button to import it. The files are contained in a folder other than the default.
For TXT files I would like to have an option to append or not - via a CheckBox in the Form - to an existing Table. Also to make it simple all the import settings for the import of the TXT file will be comma delimited with no further handling.
Thank you for your help . . .
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by: brewdogPosted on 1998-12-02 at 04:51:27ID: 1969848
Are you assuming that all the import files are coming from the same directory, or different directories? If they're all coming from the same directory, that's easier:
Behind the button to import, do something like this:
Select case right$(txtImportFile)
Case "dbf"
docmd.transfertext acImportDelim, , [NewTableToMake], "c:\YourDirectory\" & txtImportFile, [fieldnames?]
Case "txt"
if chkAppend Then
docmd.transfertext acImportDelim, , [TableToAppendTo], "c:\YourDirectory\" & txtImportFile
Else
docmd.transfertext acImportDelim, , [NewTableToMake], "c:\YourDirectory\" & txtImportFile, [fieldnames?]
End If
Case Else
msgbox "This utility can only be used for txt and dbf files. Please check your entry and try again.", vbinformation, "Invalid File Type Specified"
txtImportFile.setfocus
End Select
If you have to change the directory, then you could build in one of Access' custom directory controls and reference that for the file path.
Hope this helps.
brewdog