Access: Launch Microsoft Excel from Access 2003/XP/2000/97

Question:  How can I launch Microsoft Excel from an Access 2003/XP/2000/97 database?

Answer:  From your Access database, you can launch any application that you wish.

Specifically, you could open a session of Microsoft Excel by pasting the following VBA code into your Access database:

Private Sub Command1_Click()

Dim oApp As Object

Set oApp = CreateObject("Excel.Application")
oApp.Visible = True

End Sub

In this example, we've created a button called Command1. When the user clicks this button, the VBA code will create and open a session of Microsoft Excel.

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To learn how to launch any application from Access, click here.