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Access automation

I have an Access application that consists of multiple tables/queries and reports.  

I would like to add a command button to my Access form that allows the user to enter the name of a query or report to be analyzed with Excel.  Upon entering the query or report name, Excel would be launched and the new Excel file opened for analysis.

Basically I want to automate the following steps into a command button:

1. Use the database window to select the table, query, form,    or report to save & load into MS Excel
2. Select the Tools menu, point to Office Links, and click
   "analyze it with MS Excel"

Does anybody have some VB code I could put in a command button to accomplish this?

Thanks!
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This works great!  The only problem I'm having is that an invalid object entered still results in Excel being launched.  It doesn't seem to fall into the logic:

If i = 5 Then
 MsgBox "The name you entered was not found. Try again."
End If

What do you think?  Thanks for your help!
sorry about that. here you go.  edit the last few lines so they read like this instead.
this should work well

have a good one!

If i = 3 Then
    DoCmd.OpenReport exportname, acViewPreview
    If i = 4 Then
        MsgBox "The name you entered was not found. Try again."
        Exit Function
    End If
    DoCmd.RunCommand acCmdOutputToExcel
    DoCmd.Close acReport, exportname
End If
Exit Function
ErrorHandler:
a(i) = 1
i = i + 1
Resume Next
End Function
sorry about that. here you go.  edit the last few lines so they read like this instead.
this should work well

have a good one!

If i = 3 Then
    DoCmd.OpenReport exportname, acViewPreview
    If i = 4 Then
        MsgBox "The name you entered was not found. Try again."
        Exit Function
    End If
    DoCmd.RunCommand acCmdOutputToExcel
    DoCmd.Close acReport, exportname
End If
Exit Function
ErrorHandler:
a(i) = 1
i = i + 1
Resume Next
End Function
sorry about that. here you go.  edit the last few lines so they read like this instead.
this should work well

have a good one!

If i = 3 Then
    DoCmd.OpenReport exportname, acViewPreview
    If i = 4 Then
        MsgBox "The name you entered was not found. Try again."
        Exit Function
    End If
    DoCmd.RunCommand acCmdOutputToExcel
    DoCmd.Close acReport, exportname
End If
Exit Function
ErrorHandler:
a(i) = 1
i = i + 1
Resume Next
End Function
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That did the trick, thanks very much for your help!!