here's part of the code

With _
ws.QueryTables.Add(Connection:=Array("OLEDB;Provid er=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Password="""";User
ID=Admin;Data " _
, _
"Source=" & fPath & ";;Jet OLEDB:Registry Path="""";Jet OLEDB:Database
Password=""""; Jet OLEDB:Engine " _
, _
"Type=18;Jet OLEDB:Database Locking Mode=0;Jet OLEDB:SFP=False"),
Destination:=ws.Range("A1"))

.CommandType = xlCmdTable
.CommandText = Array("invoice")
.Name = "invoice"
.FieldNames = True
.RowNumbers = False
.FillAdjacentFormulas = False
.PreserveFormatting = True
.RefreshOnFileOpen = False
.BackgroundQuery = True
.RefreshStyle = xlInsertDeleteCells
.SavePassword = False
.SaveData = True
.AdjustColumnWidth = True
.RefreshPeriod = 0
.PreserveColumnInfo = True
.Refresh BackgroundQuery:=False
End With

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Gary


"FSt1" wrote in message
...
hi,
if your are using microsoft query (MSQ), the can set up a parameter query
that prompts you for the criteria.
how?
click somewhere inside the returned data.
dataimport external dataparameters.
check "prompt for value using the following string"
in the box below, enter your promp ie "enter somthing" or whateverclick ok.
refresh the MSQ. a little parameter box will pop up prompting for search
criteria.
you can also do this by editing the MSQ direct but this is a tad more
complicated.
if your are not using MSQ, what method are you using?

regards
FSt1


"Gary Keramidas" wrote:


nobody was able to answer my last one, maybe i'll have better luck with this
one:

when importing data from a dbf file, how can i limit the records imported to
the
value in one of the fields?
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Gary