Export Access query to TXT using dynamic filename with current date

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Want to export data from Access query result to TXT using current date as file name?

Using DBToFile, a TXT exporter for Access, you can export Access query result to TXT using dynamic filename with date and time easily.

  • Can run in GUI mode, Step by Step, just a few mouse clicks.
  • Can run in Command line, for Scheduled Tasks and Streams.
  • Support Windows, Linux, macOS.
  • Can work without Microsoft Access installed.

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Export Access query result to TXT file using dynamic filename with date and time

Login to Access -> Enter Access SQL statement -> Set TXT filename template including date -> Export Access query to TXT using current date as file name

Choose Access and logon.

export Access query result to TXT using variable filename with date - Choose Access and logon

“Export From Query” for “TXT to Access“.

Export data from Access query result To TXT using variable filename with date - task window

Select TXT file type.

Export Query Results from Access To TXT using dynamic filename with date - select TXT file type

1. Enter Access SQL query.

Unload data from Access Query ResultSet To TXT using dynamic filename with date - enter query clause

2. Set TXT file options. Enter filename template, including date, #yyyy# is for current year, #mm# month, #dd# day, #hh# hour, #mi# minute, #ss# second.

Extract data from Access Query Results To TXT using dynamic filename with date - enter file name

3. Summary.

Convert data from Access Query ResultSet To TXT using dynamic filename with date - summary

4. Export Access query results to TXT file. Dynamically created TXT file name using present system time.

Dump data from Access SQL Query To TXT using dynamic filename with date - export

After exporting, you can view output TXT files.

Export data from Access Query Results To TXT using dynamic filename with date - view TXT file

Export Access query to TXT using dynamic filename with date and time in command line

Save “Access query to TXT” session, then you can:

Set scheduled tasks for exporting Access query to TXT using dynamic filename with date and time

Periodic export, keep the old exported TXT files, avoid overwriting them.

You can schedule and automate this “Access to TXT” conversion task by:

  1. Save session and create .bat (Windows) or .sh (Linux/macOS) file.
  2. Set scheduled task.

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