Question

I’m trying to do (basically) an automated row copy from one backend to another as the backend is being used but is not fully developed (some tables are done, others not; adding the completed data into the more advanced db at the end of the day).

I’d like to know what the syntax is for an SQL statement which:

INSERT INTO tblMyBetterTable * IN "C:\\path_to_db\db.accdb"
FROM tblMyTable IN "C:\\path_to_in_use_db\in-use-db.accdb"

The syntax is not correct but I’ve searched for a while and can’t find out how.. I’ve seen how to import from one table to another etc, but not across backends. If it’s not clear, I’d like to basically do a table copy of all rows in in-use-db.accdb from tblMyTable to the latest version of the backend db.accdb‘s table tblMyBetterTable.

Answer 1

I suggest you try DoCmd.TransferDatabase

For a query, you need something on the lines of:

SELECT * INTO NewTable 
FROM [;DATABASE=Z:\Docs\Test.accdb].Table1

Or the other way round:

SELECT * INTO [;DATABASE=Z:\Docs\Test.accdb].NewTable
FROM Table1

To insert into an existing table:

INSERT INTO table1 
SELECT * 
FROM [;DATABASE=Z:\Docs\Test.accdb].Table1