automating data entry into TM.PTA.00 or any other

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automating data entry into TM.PTA.00 or any other

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racinghart
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49 Posts

Posted - 2007-04-10 : 18:42:32

question... i heard a bit about Control Macro Generator but have not found much reading material on it. here at our company we have employees fill out a weekely timesheet and typically have clerks enter the information into the TM.PTA.00 (Project Timesheet with Rate/Amount Entry) and submit it that way. say we have this timesheet in a nice little excel sheet with columns that match the input boxes on the form, how can we get it to automatically input the data instead of having a person sit there and type it all in?

racinghart
Starting Member

49 Posts

Posted - 2007-04-10 : 18:46:08

currently reading: http://www.systematicsol.com/importing_data.htm

simmark333
Starting Member

5 Posts

Posted - 2007-04-10 : 18:53:19

If your familiar with visual basic, you can create a simulator in MSACCESS. Here is a sample script:

Option Compare Database
Option Explicit

Private Sub Detail_Click()

End Sub

Private Sub Form_Timer()

If IsNull([Loan Number]) Then
AppActivate "fhlmc Updates"
Forms!dbf_Main.Visible = False
MsgBox "All updates have been completed.", vbInformation, "Status"
DoCmd.Close acForm, Me.Name
Else
AppActivate "AS400CF - A"
SendKeys [Account], True
SendKeys "{ENTER}", True
SendKeys "{TAB}", True
SendKeys "{TAB}", True
SendKeys [CODE], True
SendKeys "{ENTER}", True
SendKeys "{ENTER}", True
'SendKeys "{DEL 2}"
'SendKeys [CILING], True
'SendKeys "{F10}", True
'SendKeys "{DEL 30}"

DoCmd.GoToRecord acDataForm, "dbf_Main", acNext
End If

End Sub

Private Sub Stop_Click()

Me.TimerInterval = 0

End Sub

Private Sub Upload_Click()

Me.TimerInterval = 600

End Sub
Private Sub Close_Click()
On Error GoTo Err_Close_Click

DoCmd.Close

Exit_Close_Click:
Exit Sub

Err_Close_Click:
MsgBox Err.Description
Resume Exit_Close_Click

End Sub

Private Sub Verification_Click()
On Error GoTo Verification_Err

DoCmd.SetWarnings False
DoCmd.OpenQuery "dbq_Verification"
DoCmd.Close acForm, Me.Name
DoCmd.OpenReport "Verification", acViewPreview
DoCmd.SetWarnings True

Verification_Exit:
Exit Sub

Verification_Err:
MsgBox Error$
Resume Verification_Exit

End Sub

racinghart
Starting Member

49 Posts

Posted - 2007-04-10 : 19:50:20

i remember sendkeys! lol thanks for the reminder... it was never 100% effiecient for me but it does have its use. i was hoping of a more sure-safe method where if the program lags when tabbing over certain fields it wont mistakengly "sendkeys" into the wrong data field. hope that makes sense. i will definetly consider it but if there is a safer way to input data from an excel sheet automatically that would be better. basically we are going to have a form in excel with all the necessary columns to be filled out and approved by someone before automatically dumping into the correct solomon screen;

employee name, job#, subaccount, regular hours, ot hours, etc. (trying to get rid of the clerical process)

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