The OutputTo method carries out the OutputTo action in Visual Basic. For more information on how the action and its arguments work, see the action topic.
Syntax
DoCmd.OutputTo objecttype[, objectname][, outputformat][, outputfile][, autostart][, templatefile]
The OutputTo method has the following arguments.
| Argument | Description |
|---|---|
| objecttype | One of the following intrinsic constants: |
| acOutputDataAccessPage acOutputForm acOutputModule acOutputQuery acOutputReport acOutputServerView acOutputStoredProcedure acOutputTable |
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| objectname | A string expression that's the valid name of an object of the type selected by the objecttype argument. If you want to output the active object, specify the object's type for the objecttype argument and leave this argument blank. |
| If you run Visual Basic code containing the OutputTo method in a library database, Microsoft Access looks for the object with this name first in the library database, then in the current database. | |
| outputformat | One of the following intrinsic constants: |
| acFormatASP acFormatDAP acFormatHTML acFormatIIS acFormatRTF acFormatSNP acFormatTXT acFormatXLS |
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| If you leave this argument blank, Microsoft Access prompts you for the output format. | |
| outputfile | A string expression that's the full name, including the path, of the file you want to output the object to. |
| If you leave this argument blank, Microsoft Access prompts you for an output file name. | |
| autostart | Use True (–1) to start the appropriate Microsoft Windows–based application immediately, with the file specified by the outputfile argument loaded. Use False (0) if you don't want to start the application. This argument is ignored for Microsoft Internet Information Server (.htx, .idc) files and Microsoft ActiveX Server (*.asp) files. |
| If you leave this argument blank, the default (False) is assumed. | |
| templatefile | A string expression that's the full name, including the path, of the file you want to use as a template for an HTML, HTX, or ASP file. |
Remarks
Modules can be output only in MS-DOS Text format, so if you specify acOutputModule for the objecttype argument, you must specify acFormatTXT for the outputformat argument. Microsoft Internet Information Server and Microsoft ActiveX Server formats are available only for tables, queries, and forms, so if you specify acFormatIIS or acFormatASP for the outputformat argument, you must specify acOutputTable, acOutputQuery, or acOutputForm for the objecttype argument.
You can leave an optional argument blank in the middle of the syntax, but you must include the argument's comma. If you leave a trailing argument blank, don't use a comma following the last argument you specify.