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TIP Access 2013 does not support linking, importing, or exporting using the Installable
Indexed Sequential Access Method (ISAM) for Lotus 1-2-3, Paradox, Microsoft Jet 3.x,
or Microsoft Jet 2.x. This means that you can no longer open a Microsoft Office Access
97 database in Access 2013. You'll need to upgrade the file using either Access 2010 or
Access 2007, and save it in the .accdb file format, which can then be used in Access 2013.
More information on discontinued features and modified functionality in Access 2013 can
be found at office.microsoft.com/en-us/access-help/discontinued-features-and-modifiedfunctionality-in-access-2013-HA102749226.aspx.
To export the data to a SharePoint list, you use a wizard that builds an export query, which
Access uses to query the Access table for data, and it then copies the data to the SharePoint
list. You can save the export query, which you can do without using the wizard. Your saved
exports can be found under the External Data tab in the Export group. Similarly, you can
save your export as a Microsoft Office Outlook task, which you can then configure to remind
you to run the export query.
When a SharePoint list is created from an Access table, the list does not automatically appear
on the Quick Launch. To create a link to the list on the Quick Launch, you need to go
to the General Settings page by clicking List name, description and navigation on the list's
Settings page.
In the following exercise, you will export a table from within an Access 2013 desktop database
into a SharePoint site by creating a new SharePoint list, and then save the export
query.
SET UP This exercise uses the ExpImpWideWorldImporters.accdb Access database file,
located in the Chapter12 practice folder; you could use any Access database that contains
data in a table. Start Access 2013 and open the ExpImpWideWorldImporters.accdb
database. Remember to use your SharePoint site location in place of http://wideworldimporters
in the following exercise.
IMPORTANT Verify that you have sufficient rights to create a list. If in doubt, see Appendix A.
1 Under Tables, click FurniturePrices, if it is not already selected, and then, on the
Access ribbon, click the External Data tab. In the Export group, click More, and then
click SharePoint List.
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