Prompting user to select file in Access 97

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How do I use VBA to prompt the user to select an excel
file, which the system will then return the location of
the file as a string so I can use it in the import string
for the location of the file? Basically I'm trying to
automate importing an excel file into the database, but
the file will have a different name each month so I want
them to be able to just select the file and the system
will automatically import the information.

Thanks.
 
rb said:
How do I use VBA to prompt the user to select an excel
file, which the system will then return the location of
the file as a string so I can use it in the import string
for the location of the file? Basically I'm trying to
automate importing an excel file into the database, but
the file will have a different name each month so I want
them to be able to just select the file and the system
will automatically import the information.

Thanks.
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If you're using Access 2002 or later, you can use the built-in
Application.FileDialog, which you'll find in the online help. If not,
the most reliable way is to call the Windows API directly, using the
handy code at:

www.mvps.org/access/api/api0001.htm
 
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