• Using Snapshot format in Access 2010

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    #478513

    Is there a way in Access 2010 to use the Snapshot format in the following statement?

    DoCmd.SendObject acSendReport, stDocName, “Snapshot Format”, …

    I have found that in Access 2003 and Access 2007 this seems to work correctly. In 2010 the resulting file Report.snp throws an error when I try to open it.

    Would it be better to change the output to PDF?

    Thanks for any help.

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    • #1294226

      Apparently the snp format is not available in 2010, try pdf.

      • #1294354

        Can you help with the syntax for using the PDF. I had come to the conclusion that was the way to go, just having a hard time figuring out the correct syntax.

        Thanks for your help.

    • #1294251

      Is there a way in Access 2010 to use the Snapshot format in the following statement?

      DoCmd.SendObject acSendReport, stDocName, “Snapshot Format”, …
      Would it be better to change the output to PDF?

      The line of code still works, and the Snapshot format still exists, but they have removed the Snapshot Viewer from Access 2010.
      So yes, you are probably better of using PDF.

    • #1294257

      In Access 2010, snapshot format for reports will not be available.

      As an alternative, you can export your reports to PDF/XPS and Excel formats instead. This is native functionality that doesn’t require a download.

      Source Access 2010 deprecated features and components

      • #1294259

        In Access 2010, snapshot format for reports will not be available.

        I know that they say it is not available, and you won’t find it in the Menus etc, but they did not bother to actually remove it. All they actually removed was the Snapshot Viewer.

    • #1294263

      Possibly this is the precursor to removing snapshot support completely in the next version of Office and MS didn’t want to totally break apps that currently use it.

      The source I used does suggest that there is a download available and IMHO MS are moving users off the snapshot format one step at a time.

    • #1294264

      I agree that is likely.
      For example I have a number of apps that use the Stephan Lebans Convert to PDFcode. That code actually makes a Snapshot then converts that to PDF. Fortunately that still works in 2010 (even though there are now easier ways to make PDFs) but you wonder whether it will still work in future.

    • #1294360

      DoCmd.SendObject acSendReport, stDocName, acFormatPDF

    • #1294472

      Thanks to all for your help

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