Microsoft Access Expert Level 20 is 1 hour, 49 minutes long. In this class we will focus on importing and linking to external data sources, and sending mass email. Topics include:

- Sending Mass Email from Access
- Importing Data from Microsoft Excel
- Linking Live to Excel Spreadsheet Data
- Importing Text Files
- Importing Data from HTML Pages
- Importing and Exporting XML Data
- Saving XML Schema Data (Table Info)
- Linking to Outlook Folders
- Reading & Editing Inbox & Contacts

Click here for more information on Access Expert Level 20, including a course outline, sample videos, and more. This course was recorded using Access 2013, but is also valid for Access 2007 and 2010 users. This class follows Expert Level 19. The next class in the series is Expert Level 21.

Word Merge Error Link  Austin Ritner  5 months ago I get an error message that says "The Mail Merge Wizard cannot continue because the database is in exclusive mode. Close and reopen the database to run this wizard." Richard Rost 5 months ago I'm assuming you're not using Exclusive mode? This happens if you edit the database or put it into a state where it's locked for any other users. That will also prevent other applications (like Word) from using it. Close the database completely and restart it. Do you still get the same error? I know this is an Expert class, but have you put any VBA in your database that might lock it? For example if you use "CurrentDB.OpenRecordset" that will lock your database. Austin Ritner 5 months ago I fixed it. Options were set to default mode of Exclusive not Shared. Just didn't know where to find it at first. Show 1 More Reply... Richard Rost 5 months ago My bad. I shouldn't have assumed you knew where that was. I see it was early when I answered that. Coffee had not kicked in yet. :) Sorry, only students may add comments. Click here for more information on how you can set up an account. If you are a student, please LOG ON first.

Is it possible to import Excel file to Access tabl Link  Thomas Szypulinski  6 years ago Is it possible to import Excel file to Access table when it is not set as table, but it is more like a document where data is located all over the sheet. please see below. SET-UP INFORMATION       Read More...        PART NO:  JRB7178  MACHINE PROGRAM #:  T06-01-0025 CUSTOMER:  ROLLS ROYCE  REVISION / UPLOAD DATE:  12/7/2015 CYCLE TIME:  ?  OPERATION SEQ. NO.:  164     PROGRAM ORIGIN:  "z" zero is front face of part KIT NUMBER:              WORK HOLDING:  SOFT JAWS  CHUCK PRESSURE:   GRIP LENGTH:  0.0267  TAILSTOCK PRESSURE:  n/a SPACER LENGTH OR T#:  n/a  SPACER LENGTH OR T#  n/a               Restart #               TOOL NO.: Offset# OPERATION: Tool Description Capto Insert Length        N007 1 1 ROUGH FACE C4-DCLNR-27050-16 Y CNMG-432        N181 5 5 ROUGH BORE R571.35C-403227-15 Y DNMG-432        N016 2 2 FINISH FACE C4-DCLNR-27050-16 Y CNMG-432        N025 7 7 FINISH BORE R571.35C-403227-15 Y DNMG-432        N074 11 11 FINISH WEB C4-TLSL-27050-3 Y TLR-3094R        N105 9 9 GROOVE C4-TLSR-27050.3 Y TLG-3142L Reply from Alex Hedley: I've done something similar with REGEX with a HTA. Take a look at the link and let me know how you get on Sorry, only students may add comments. Click here for more information on how you can set up an account. If you are a student, please LOG ON first.

Email Recipient Link  vicki Hudson  6 years ago Maybe a dumb question but, Where does it tell the email recipient who the email is from? Can I use something other than Outlook? Reply from Alex Hedley: I'm not sure I understand the question? Read More... You pass in the From address when you send the email programatically. You can use SMTP from Gmail/Yahoo etc as shown in the Email Seminar. Sorry, only students may add comments. Click here for more information on how you can set up an account. If you are a student, please LOG ON first.

Import Excel into Access Link  vicki Hudson  6 years ago I have an xcel spreadsheet that calculates ride times for multiple riders and multiple loops on separate sheets for multiple mileage,  and results with Multiple column headings. Those are calculated and sorted on a separate sheet.  Does importing it bring over the formulas in the fields for each sheet? Read More... Reply from Alex Hedley: No it will just bring in the values. You could create Caclulated Fields Sorry, only students may add comments. Click here for more information on how you can set up an account. If you are a student, please LOG ON first.

Mail Merge Link  Nicholas S  6 years ago Hi does anybody know why I am getting this meesage please? thanks Nick Reply from Alex Hedley: Which version of Word are you using? https://support.microsoft.com/kb/318532 Read More... From an MS Forum: ODBC operates at a low level, it doesn't "know" about Access forms. You can use DDE instead of ODBC to connect to the database, although it's somewhat flaky: In Word 2007, click the Office Button, and then click Word Options. On the Advanced tab, go to the General section. Click to select the Confirm file format conversion on open check box, and then click OK. When you select the Access database as data source for your mail merge, the Confirm Data Source dialog box will be displayed. Select MS Access Databases via DDE (*.mdb, *.mde), then click OK. Proceed as usual. Or find a way to do without the parameter. From SO The path to you ODBC database is configured in your ODBC settings. Where this is updated for Office 2007 depends if you have a 32 or 64 bit OS. If you have a 32-bit OS use the Database Sources (ODBC) under Administrative Tools If you have a 64-bit OS use Database sources (ODBC) from c:\windows\SysWOW64\odbcad32.exe Office 2007 is a 32 bit application and can only read 32-bit ODBC data souces. Using the settings under Administrative tools on a 64-bit machine sets ODBC for 64-bit applications. Confusing I know. Here's one reference on this http://support.microsoft.com/kb/942976 Sorry, only students may add comments. Click here for more information on how you can set up an account. If you are a student, please LOG ON first.

Mail Merge Link  Nicholas S  6 years ago Hi, I fell at the first fence, when I click Mail Merge I get this message. ODBC Microsoft Access Drive Login Failed Could not find file 'C:\Users\owner\Desktop.mdb' To be honest I am not suprised it cant find it, it doesnt exist. Read More... Does anyone know how I can ovecome this Very many thanks Nicholas Reply from Alex Hedley: It's been a while since I've used the mail merge, I thought you chose the data source in one of the steps. Let me look into and get back to you. Maybe another student has had the same error and can assist. Sorry, only students may add comments. Click here for more information on how you can set up an account. If you are a student, please LOG ON first.

Importing Duplicates Link  Michael A  7 years ago Hi, Yes, thanks. I realised this and figured I should really go back and delete the question. Thanks, Mike Sorry, only students may add comments. Click here for more information on how you can set up an account. If you are a student, please LOG ON first.

Importing Duplicates Link  Michael Adams  7 years ago Hi, I have a situation where I have to important customer information from multiple ticketing agencies for the theatre company I work for and I have a couple of questions about importing that I hope you can answer for me. Read More... Firstly, I get a report from an agency which includes their UID for the customer. That is different to the UID I have for the customer. I don't want to overwrite that customer data every time I do an import and I don't want to append the data or I will end up with duplicate records for each customer. Is there a way I can upload only new records? 1. Would this be by making the attribute with the agency's UID in it indexed and not allowing duplicates? 2. would this be best managed by having an import table which is rewritten every time and then a series of queries that contain a criteria that excludes records if the AgencyUID in my main customer table does not equal the UID of the imported data, and  then appends the result of that to my main customer table? Second issue, as I mentioned earlier my theatre company deals with multiple ticketing agencies because we do a lot of touring. This means at the end of the year I could end up with 8 John Smiths being imported if John Smith had attended a show in each of the 8 different venues. This is annoying. I would like to have a single view of the customer so that I can create queries and reports that show that customer's overall purchasing behaviour. How would you solve this situation? Would you have each agencyUID in the main customer table? Would you have a many to many table situation set up? Then on the importing data front, I think the issue is the same the one above, how would i not create multiple records for the same customer? Would the process of relating an existing customer to a new agency UID need to be a manual process the first time that agency UID is uploaded? Thanks, Mike Reply from Richard Rost: Michael, your first question will be answered in Expert 22 where I cover importing price changes from vendors. You would basically keep the vendor's ProductID in your database in addition to your own. This way your database knows which products already exist - and just to update the pricing, rather than import the entire record. You would need some sort of unique way to identify each John Smith - a phone number or email address, perhaps. Once you have that, you could certainly set up a unique record for him in a customer table, and then many-to-many relate him to an agency table. Sorry, only students may add comments. Click here for more information on how you can set up an account. If you are a student, please LOG ON first.

Microsoft Access Expert 20 Link  AccessJunkie  7 years ago Now I'm hooked.....I need to try the Email seminar when I get back from SoCal. Sorry, only students may add comments. Click here for more information on how you can set up an account. If you are a student, please LOG ON first.

I might have posted this in the wrong spot earlier Link  Bryan Wells  7 years ago I might have posted this in the wrong spot earlier (comment approved but don't see it) so posting again-apologies if a repost: Hi Richard, great lesson!  I'd really appreciate some discussion on "when normalization and imports collide". Read More... Let's take the following example (related to class materials).  I already have Anna Picore in my database as a customer.  I have a sales department and am relying on their users to populate excel import templates for customer comments.  Now we have a conflict-the sales team doesn't think of Anna Picore as Autonumber 12.  Also, say in addition to adding the comment, I have a "comment type" and following good database normalization methodology, I don't simply have "inquiry, comment, feedback", I have commenttypeid 1, 2, and 3.  Well now that sales rep has to populate an import template with customerID=12, commentID=2, Comment=Rick is a swell guy.     Any thoughts from a broad strategic level on the clash between good normalization and not driving coworks crazy with "weird" import templates?  Are there some tips/tricks to keep good normalization while making the population of import templates more friendly to the "non-db expert" eye?   My end users want to think of users as people, comment types as actual comment types, account types as actual account types etc without having to look up what the corresponding autonumber is. Really appreciate both Richard's and the rest of the class's thoughts on this! B Reply from Richard Rost: Well, if you have other people entering data about your customers into a spreadsheet, and you want to be able to EASILY import that data later, you need SOME kind of key field. You can make up your own secondary key if you want... perhaps call Anna Picore "APICORE" or whatever, but if they just go by her name, then you run into problems if you someday get a 2nd Anna Picore in your database. Instead of having your users put data into Excel sheets, the BETTER solution is to make them a remote data-entry database, like I'm going to show in either X21 or X22. Sorry, only students may add comments. Click here for more information on how you can set up an account. If you are a student, please LOG ON first.

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