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How to run a MS Access macro from python

I'm trying to run an existing Microsoft Access Macro from a python script. What I currently have is

import win32api,time
from win32com.client import Dispatch

strDbName = 'Exit.mdb'
objAccess = Dispatch("Access.Application")
objAccess.Visible = False
objAccess.OpenCurrentDatabase(strDbName)
objDB = objAccess.CurrentDb()
objAccess.run('test')
objAccess.Application.Quit()

When I run this I get the error

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "accessmacro.py", line 10, in <module>  
    objAccess.run('test')  
  File "<COMObject Access.Application>", line 2, in run  
pywintypes.com_error: (-2147352567, 'Exception occurred.', (0, None, u"Microsoft    Office  Access can't find the procedure 'test.'", None, -1, -2146825771), None)
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paldives Avatar asked Feb 07 '12 14:02

paldives


1 Answers

The Run Method expects the name of a "user-defined Function or Sub procedure". But, if 'test' is the name of a macro, use RunMacro Method

objAccess.DoCmd.RunMacro('test')
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HansUp Avatar answered Sep 21 '22 13:09

HansUp