Export tables to an excel spreadsheet in same directory

Question

I have two tables in my access database that I want to be able to export to excel     I can do it by opening the table and then doing File- Export    and then choosing the format and typing in the file name    However  this way the user actually has to type the name in so there is room for misnaming the file or for saving it as the wrong format or in the wrong location  Also  the two tables have to be exported to two separate workbooks    What I want to be able to do is make a button on a form that automatically exports one table to one worksheet and the other to another worksheet  both in the same excel workbook    If putting them in the same workbook isn t possible  that s fine   I just want them to automatically be exported to the same directory my access database is saved in   If you know how to do it  an added perk might be to customize the name to include the date   That way the directory would have historical exports as well  Any advice

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Lawrence has given you a good answer   But if you want more control over what gets exported to where in Excel see Modules  Sample Excel Automation - cell by cell which is slow and Modules  Transferring Records to Excel with Automation  You can do things such as export the recordset starting in row 2 and insert custom text in row 1   As well as any custom formatting required

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You can use VBA to export an Access database table as a Worksheet in an Excel Workbook   To obtain the path of the Access database  use the CurrentProject Path property   To name the Excel Workbook file with the current date  use the Format Date   yyyyMMdd   method   Finally  to export the table as a Worksheet  use the DoCmd TransferSpreadsheet method   Example   Dim outputFileName As String outputFileName   CurrentProject Path  amp    Export    amp  Format Date   yyyyMMdd    amp    xls  DoCmd TransferSpreadsheet acExport  acSpreadsheetTypeExcel9   Table1   outputFileName   True DoCmd TransferSpreadsheet acExport  acSpreadsheetTypeExcel9   Table2   outputFileName   True   This will output both Table1 and Table2 into the same Workbook   HTH

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For people who find this via search engines  you do not need VBA   You can just     1   select the query or table with your mouse 2   click export data from the ribbon 3   click excel from the export subgroup 4   follow the wizard to select the output file and location

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