How can I modify a saved Microsoft Access 2007 or 2010 Import Specification?

Question

Does anyone know how to modify an existing import specification in Microsoft Access 2007 or 2010? In older versions there used to be an Advanced button presented during the

Answer 1

Tim Lentine's answer seems to be true even in the full release. There is just one other thing I would like to mention.

If you complete your import without going into "Advanced..." and saving the spec, but you do save the import for reuse at the end of the wizard (new feature AFAIK), you will not be able to go back and edit that spec. It is built into the "Saved Import". This may be what Knox was referring to.

You can, however, do a partial work around:

1. Import a new file (or the same one all over again) but,
2. This time choose to append, instead of making a new
3. Click OK.
4. Go into "advanced" All your column heading and data-types will be there.
5. Now you can make the changes you need and save the spec inside that dialog. Then cancel out of that import (that is not what you wanted anyway, right?)
6. You can then use that spec for any further imports. It's not a full solution, but saves some of the work.