Convert Query SQL to VBA Code. Add Line Breaks, Quotes, More.

Do you copy a lot of SQL from the query designer SQL view over to the VBA editor to use in your code, and you spend a lot of time "fixing" the string, adding line continuation characters, adding quotes, etc. Well, in this video we'll make a little utility you can use to perform that task with one click. You can use this in a RunSQL statement or a Me.RecordSource change.

John from Hancock, New Hampshire (a Silver Member) asks: Is there a way to format the SQL text of a query with the proper line breaks and quotes so I can copy it to my VBA editor for a RunSQL command without doing all that manual editing?

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I'll walk you through some additional modifications to the utility, including splitting long lines up, loading a listbox with all of the queries in the database, and one-click to copy the SQL to the editor textbox and convert it.

•  Extended Cut Video - Silver
•  Database Template Download - Gold

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Links

Replace Function: https://599cd.com/Replace
Me.RecordSource: https://599cd.com/RecordSource
Double Double Quotes: https://599cd.com/DoubleDouble
SetFocus: https://599cd.com/SetFocus
Intro to VBA: https://599cd.com/IntroVBA

Addendums

• A few of my students have pointed out that the conversion doesn't work properly if you have spaces in your table or field names. Of course, to each of them I have pointed out that one of the very first things I teach in Access Beginner Level 1 is NOT to use spaces in your table or field names - or any object name for that matter. It complicates things. This is one example of that. Is a fix possible? Sure. Am I going to write one? Nope. :)

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