Schedule a task to run few Access Queries

This is always difficult to control...
Many things can happen and prevent the scheduled task from running or completing
Then you have to consider what to do in these cases.
You also need to consider if for any reason the queries fail to run.
There may also be security/permissions issues.
...etc

So you need to be sure that you have Iron-clad error handling for the queries and the code (and possibly the macro)


But basically you will create a Public function in a module  to run these queries:

Public Function RunWeeklyQueries()
    Docmd.OpenQuery "Query1"
    Docmd.OpenQuery "Query2"
    'etc
End Function


Then create a macro to run this function:
Macro Name: mcrRunWeeklyQueries
Action: RunCode
Argument: RunWeeklyQueries()

Then create something like this as the scheduled task:
C:\Program Files\YourOfficeFolder\MSAccess.exe c:\YourFolder\YourDatabase.mdb /x mcrRunWeeklyQueries

Then set this to run Weekly


JeffCoachman

so, is it easier to write a .net application(which will be scheduled to run on a weekly basis)  using c# which runs those SQLs by connecting to that MSAccess database using ODBC or ADODB ?

pl guide
thanks a lot

Jeff,

I went through your ideas..

Basically i have to do this -
I  have a main table - "MainTable" in that access database which needs to be refreshed every week...
I have four Linked tables in My Main Access database -

1. first one is a linked table which links to an Oracle View - mylinktable1
2. Second linked table(mylinktable2) comes from another MDB/access database  - mydb2.mdb
3. Third linked table (mylinktable3) comes from another MDB/access database -mydb3.mdb
4. Fourth linked table (mylinktable4) comes from another MDB/access database -mymdb4.mdb

I have to schedule these queries to be executed one after other -
1. first run myQuery1 which deletes all rows in "MainTable"
2. Then run myQuery2 which inserts all rows in "MainTable" from mylinktable1(Oracle)
3. then run myQuery3 which updates rows in "MainTable" from mylinktable2(mydb2.mdb )
4. then run myQuery4 which updates rows in "MainTable" from mylinktable3(mydb3.mdb )
5. then run myQuery5 which updates rows in "MainTable" from mylinktable4(mydb4.mdb )

how to automate it....

pl help

thanks a lot

If all the tables are linked then I don't even see the need for the Main table.

As far as I can tell, all you need to do is create a query that displays the "current" (weeks) data.

Not sure why you need three tables to update the main table, so I will presume that query1 inserts the records and the other queries just update different fields.
Is this correct?

query2 inserts and other ones just updates those inserted rows

Yes but why cant one query do all the updates?

OK I can write two queries - one for insert and other for updates...

But how to automate it - to run those two queries as a scheduled task..

First I will say that you can very well use the "Scheduled task" approach I outlined in my first post, and perhaps you will never have a problem.

But I have to also ask what were you using the table for?
Just to "view" the data,...or were you using the table as the source for something else?

the users will import the data into another application made using java or .net i dont know... but the users want a final msaccess table...

thanks a lot

Then you can use the steps I outlined in my first post to set up a scheduled task to do this...

ok.. thanks a lot