i'm trying to view some data from access in excel. i'm using code found
on this site written in excel as shown below but excel seems to fail to
recognise the datatype "Database". Any ideas?

Sub DAOCopyFromRecordSet() '"C:\db1.mdb" As _ String,
"dbt_Pruefbericht" As String, "dbf_MessDaten" As _ String, Range("A1")
As Range)
' Example: DAOCopyFromRecordSet "C:\FolderName\db1.mdb", "TableName",
"FieldName", Range("C1")

Dim db As Database
Dim rs As Recordset
Dim intColIndex As Integer
Set TargetRange = TargetRange.Cells(1, 1)
Set db = OpenDatabase("C:\db1.mdb")
Set rs = db.OpenRecordset("dbt_Pruefbericht", dbOpenTable) _ ' all
records
'Set rs = db.OpenRecordset("SELECT * FROM " & TableName _ & " WHERE
" & FieldName & " = 'MyCriteria'", dbReadOnly) ' filter _ records
' write field names
For intColIndex = 0 To rs.Fields.Count - 1
TargetRange.Offset(0, intColIndex).Value =
rs.Fields(intColIndex).Name
Next
' write recordset
TargetRange.Offset(1, 0).CopyFromRecordset rs
Set rs = Nothing
db.Close
Set db = Nothing
End SubDatabase

cheers Tom it now recognises Database as well as other objects