I have been trying to figure out a solution to late binding the file dialog object for a long time. I have played with the code, googled for examples and haven't had much luck until today when a generous visitor of ours posted the solution in the comments of our Select or Open a file in VBA with file dialog post. The original FileDialog post referenced above shows an example … [Read more...] about SOLVED: Late Binding File Dialog in VBA Example
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Search Text With Regular Expressions in VBA | RegEx VBA
For text items that are difficult to parse, regular expressions can come in handy. For this example, I put together a function that parses email addresses from string text. For simplicity and reference-sake, I adopted an email regex search pattern from: https://www.regular-expressions.info/email.html. Not all use cases are created equally, re-purpose my example as needed. … [Read more...] about Search Text With Regular Expressions in VBA | RegEx VBA
Import Multiple Spreadsheets into Access | File Dialog VBA
Sometimes it would be great to combine a bunch of spreadsheets into one table. When working with consolidated spreadsheet data, be sure to manage duplicates. To import multiple spreadsheets into Access with VBA, there are a few housekeeping items that must be completed. First, you need to make sure that the data structure for all of your source files is the same. Field names, … [Read more...] about Import Multiple Spreadsheets into Access | File Dialog VBA
Save File With File Dialog In VBA | Access
A couple of years ago, I posted code for selecting a file with VBA. This example demonstrates how to use the file dialog to return a Save-As string. VBA File Dialog Save-As '-------------------------------------------------- ' File Dialog Save-As '-------------------------------------------------- 'NOTE: To use this code, you must reference 'The Microsoft Office 14.0 (or … [Read more...] about Save File With File Dialog In VBA | Access
VBA Export to CSV From SQL With Save-As in Access
Although not as common as exporting to Excel, some projects may have a need to export in .csv format. Here is my solution. VBA Export With User Defined SQL Query This example uses the QueryDef function. Basically, the user passes a SQL query in, the file dialog prompts for where to save-as and the export is completed. 'To use file-dialog, you must add a reference 'to … [Read more...] about VBA Export to CSV From SQL With Save-As in Access