Exporting files to

Privacy policy. This sample shows how to write script to export tables into a Windows Installer database. The script sample connects to an Installer object, opens a database and exports tables to archive files. You'll require the CScript. To use CScript. The sample returns a value of 0 for success, 1 if help is invoked, and 2 if the script fails. You only have the option of creating a delimited file when you export the contents of a table or query without formatting.

A delimited file contains all of the records and fields in the underlying object. Hidden columns and filtered rows are exported along with all of the other data. Fixed-width files In a fixed-width file, each record appears on a separate line, and the width of each field remains consistent across records. In other words, the length of the first field of every record might always be seven characters, the length of the second field of every record might always be 12 characters, and so on.

If the actual values of a field vary from record to record, the values that fall short of the required width will be padded with trailing spaces. You only have the option of creating a fixed-width file when you export the contents of a table or query without formatting. A fixed-width file contains all of the records and fields in the underlying object. Formatted files In a formatted file, hyphens - and pipe characters are used to organize the content in a grid.

The records appear as rows, and fields appear as columns. The field names appear in the first row. You only have the option of creating a formatted file when you choose to export the data in a table, query, form, or report along with the formatting.

A formatted file includes only those records and fields that are included in the source object or displayed in the current view. Hidden columns and filtered rows are not exported. In the Navigation Pane, select the object that contains the data that you want to export. You can export a table, query, form, or report. Note: You can export only one database object in a single export operation. When you export a form or datasheet that contains subforms or subdatasheets, only the main form or datasheet is exported.

You must repeat the export operation for each subform and subdatasheet that you want to view in the text file. On the other hand, when you you export a report, subforms and subreports that are included in the report are exported along with the main report. If the data contains errors, make sure you resolve them before you export the data.

Otherwise, null values will appear in the text file. If the source object is a table or query, decide whether you want to export the data with or without the object's formatting. This decision affects three aspects of the resulting file — the type of text file that the process creates, the amount of data that is exported, and the display format of the data. The following table describes the outcome of exporting formatted and unformatted data.

Format property settings are ignored during the export operation. To export only a portion of a table, query, or form, open the object in datasheet view, and then select only the records that you want. In the Export - Text File dialog box, accept or change the name that Access suggests for the text file.

If you are exporting a table or a query, and you want to export data with formatting and layout, select the Export data with formatting and layout check box.

If you are exporting a form or a report, the option is always selected, but appears dimmed. Note: If you don't select the first check box, you can't select the second or third check boxes. To view the destination text file after the export operation is complete, select the Open the destination file after the export operation is complete check box.

If the source is a datasheet, and you selected some records in the open datasheet before starting the export operation, you can select the Export only the selected records check box. However, if you want to export all of the records that are in the datasheet view, leave the check box unselected. Note: This check box is unavailable appears dimmed if none of the records in the source datasheet are selected, or if the source is not a datasheet.

If a text file that you specify in step 2 already exists, Access prompts you to overwrite the file. Click Yes to overwrite, or click No to return to the Export - Text File dialog box to specify a different name. Important: You cannot append data to an existing text file.

If you are exporting data with formatting and layout, you are asked to choose the encoding to be used for saving the file. Either accept the default, or select the option that you want, and then click OK. If you choose to export the data without any formatting or layout, the Export Text Wizard starts and prompts you to select the type of text file that you want to create. Choose Browse to select where you want to save the Outlook Data File.

Select OK to continue. Note: If you have previously used the export feature, the previous folder location and file name appear.

Make sure that you change the file name if you want to create a new file instead of using the existing file. The export begins immediately unless a new Outlook Data File. If you are creating a new Outlook Data File. Save the. Save it to a portable drive to carry anywhere, then import your email, contacts, and calendar to Outlook. The export begins immediately, unless you're creating a new Outlook Data File. In those cases you'll get this dialog box:.

If you want to password protect your. If you are exporting to an existing Personal File Folder. Save it to a portable drive to carry anywhere, and then import your email, contacts, and calendar to Outlook. When Outlook exports email, contacts, and calendar info to a. Nothing leaves Outlook.

You'll still see and have access to your email, contacts, and calendar in Outlook. Outlook does not export meta-data such as folder properties views, permissions, and AutoArchive settings , message rules, and blocked senders lists. Important: If you're using Cached Exchange Mode, Outlook will only export the items in your current cache.

By default, your cache contains items from the past 12 months. To export more than the past 12 months of data, turn off Cached Exchange Mode first.

For more information, see Turn Cached Exchange Mode on or off. You want to move email from one email account to another email account:. For example, let's say you have an old Yahoo email account, jakobsol77 yahoo. Using Outlook on your desktop, add both accounts to Outlook.

Wait for all of your email to appear if you have a lot, this can be a long time. Then, use Outlook to export the email from your Yahoo account to a. Finally, import the. For example, let's say your old computer has Outlook and you just got a new computer with Outlook Export your email data from Outlook described in this article and import it to Outlook You want periodic backups : You can periodically backup all of your email, contacts, and calendar to a safe place.

After you create the. There's no automated way to periodically backup everything old and new. Auto-archive only backs up old items, and it moves them rather than making a copy. If you only want to backup your contacts, see Export contacts from Outlook to copy your contacts to a. Import and export Outlook email, contacts, and calendar. Manage and organize.