Export query to CSV, column name containing '#'

[Tim Schwab]

I need to export a query to a CSV formatted text file, using the option
"Include Field Names on First Row." The CSV file will be imported into
another application, over which I have no control. In Access, one of the
column names is "File #". When I export, Access renames this column to
"File .". "File ." is not acceptable to the application importing the CSV
file. How can I get Access to output a CSV text file and leave the column
names alone.
- Tim

 

[Joe Fallon]

You can always do it yourself.
Skip the wizard and write code.

Here is a sample of some general export code:

Public Sub ExportDelim(strTable As String, strExportFile As String,
strDelimiter As String, Optional blnHeader As Boolean)

'strTable is the table or query name
'strExportFile is the full path and name of file to export to
'strDelimiter is the field deliminator to use like Chr(9) for tab or
Chr(44) for comma or ??

Dim fld As Field
Dim varData As Variant
Dim rs As Recordset
Dim intFileNum As Integer

'set recordset on table or query
Set rs = CurrentDb.OpenRecordset(strTable, dbOpenSnapshot)

'get file handle and open for output
intFileNum = FreeFile()
Open strExportFile For Output As #intFileNum

If blnHeader Then
'output the header row if requested
varData = ""
For Each fld In rs.Fields 'traverse the fields collection
varData = varData & fld.Name & strDelimiter
Next

'remove extra last strDelimiter
varData = Left(varData, Len(varData) - 1)

'write out the header row
Print #intFileNum, varData
End If

'now your data
Do While Not rs.EOF
varData = ""
'concatenate the data row
For Each fld In rs.Fields
varData = varData & fld.Value & strDelimiter
Next

'remove extra last strDelimiter
varData = Left(varData, Len(varData) - 1)

'write out data row
Print #intFileNum, varData

rs.MoveNext
Loop

Close #intFileNum
rs.Close
Set rs = Nothing
End Sub