export query with formulas to excel

Is there a way to export my Access query to Excel 2003 while keeping the
formulas in Excel. For example, in my Access query I have a field called
"Other" which is defined as the following:

Other: [DiffTotal]-[BudTo]

[DiffTotal] and [BudTo] are "real" fields in the query and become columns in
Excel. Instead of having the value of "Other" appear in Excel, I'd like the
"Other" column to have the formula where, for example in row 1, it could look
like "=A3-A2."

Thanks,

~Mark

When Access exports to Excel, it exports the data, not the formula.

If you are willing to undertake the work of automating Excel, you can use
Access to "push" a formula into Excel.

If you want [DiffTotal] and [BudTo] amounts to go to Excel, send them, then
in Excel, create your formula.

Good luck!

Regards

Jeff Boyce
Microsoft Access MVP

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"mark" wrote in message
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Is there a way to export my Access query to Excel 2003 while keeping the
formulas in Excel. For example, in my Access query I have a field called
"Other" which is defined as the following:

Other: [DiffTotal]-[BudTo]

[DiffTotal] and [BudTo] are "real" fields in the query and become columns
in
Excel. Instead of having the value of "Other" appear in Excel, I'd like
the
"Other" column to have the formula where, for example in row 1, it could
look
like "=A3-A2."

Thanks,

~Mark

Hi Mark,

It is possible, but the only thing I can come up with is to export the data
without the calculated field to Excel, and then using the excel application
object in Access VBA to open the created workbook, add a column and fill it
with the formula.
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Kind regards
Noëlla


"mark" wrote:

Is there a way to export my Access query to Excel 2003 while keeping the
formulas in Excel. For example, in my Access query I have a field called
"Other" which is defined as the following:

Other: [DiffTotal]-[BudTo]

[DiffTotal] and [BudTo] are "real" fields in the query and become columns in
Excel. Instead of having the value of "Other" appear in Excel, I'd like the
"Other" column to have the formula where, for example in row 1, it could look
like "=A3-A2."

Thanks,

~Mark