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I've removed server specific details where i felt necessary, but when running the code i have it in place.
Code:
Public Sub RefreshODBCLinks()
Dim connString As String
Dim db As DAO.Database
Dim tb As DAO.TableDef
connString = "DRIVER=SQL Server;SERVER=<database ip address>;DATABASE=<
[Code] .....
Hello All,
I currently have a bunch of tables that I have linked to a SQL database. For development purposes (easy of use), I'd like to turn all those tables into regular tables rather than linked so if I take the db offsite, all the data is with me. I realize there will be no updates, etc. but that really doesn't matter for my needs in this case.
Is there a script or an easy way to do this? (besides doing a manual import for a LOT of tables)
I've tried searching but I might not be searching for the correct terminology.
Thanks in advance!
Randy
Hi Guys,
This is one of this only times i've had a problem whose answer i couldn't find on this or other forums, so here's the question.
My DBase links to the back end tables
tblBrkdn
tblBrkdnArchive
tblBrkdwnTradespeople
tblBrkdwnTradespeopleArchive
The following two tables are local, not linked
tblBrkdnArchiveTemp
tblBrkdwnTradespeopleArchiveTemp
After running through the following code, all of the four above mentioned linked tables are now local. It's vexing. I'm terribly vexed. If you can help, my status would chnge from vexed to joyous....:
Thx in advance...
' 1) Join all together (Each Table)
' Create two recordsets, One for the Brkdn set, one for the Tradespeople Set.
' Brkdn: Want it to be the Union of all records in (tblBrkdn, tblBrkdnArchive) without duplicating BrkdwnID
'Standard Union Query with no duplicates. Transferring data into a temporary table
SQLStr = "SELECT * INTO tblBrkdnArchiveTemp FROM ("
SQLStr = SQLStr & "SELECT tblBrkdn.* FROM tblBrkdn INNER JOIN tblBrkdnArchive ON tblBrkdn.BrkdwnID = tblBrkdnArchive.BrkdwnID "
SQLStr = SQLStr & "Union ALL "
SQLStr = SQLStr & "SELECT tblBrkdn.* "
SQLStr = SQLStr & "FROM tblBrkdn LEFT JOIN tblBrkdnArchive ON tblBrkdn.BrkdwnID = tblBrkdnArchive.BrkdwnID "
SQLStr = SQLStr & "WHERE (((tblBrkdnArchive.BrkdwnID) Is Null))"
SQLStr = SQLStr & "UNION ALL SELECT tblBrkdnArchive.* "
SQLStr = SQLStr & "FROM tblBrkdn RIGHT JOIN tblBrkdnArchive ON tblBrkdn.BrkdwnID = tblBrkdnArchive.BrkdwnID "
SQLStr = SQLStr & "WHERE tblBrkdn.BrkdwnID is null);"
DoCmd.SetWarnings False
DoCmd.RunSQL SQLStr
DoCmd.SetWarnings True
' BrkdnTradespeople: Want it to be the Union of all records in (tblBrkdwnTradespeople, tblBrkdwnTradespeopleArchive) without duplicating ID
'Standard Union Query with no duplicates. Transferring data into a temporary table
SQLStr = "SELECT * INTO tblBrkdwnTradespeopleArchiveTemp FROM ("
SQLStr = SQLStr & "SELECT tblBrkdwnTradespeople.* FROM tblBrkdwnTradespeople INNER JOIN tblBrkdwnTradespeopleArchive ON tblBrkdwnTradespeople.ID = tblBrkdwnTradespeopleArchive.ID "
SQLStr = SQLStr & "Union ALL "
SQLStr = SQLStr & "SELECT tblBrkdwnTradespeople.* "
SQLStr = SQLStr & "FROM tblBrkdwnTradespeople LEFT JOIN tblBrkdwnTradespeopleArchive ON tblBrkdwnTradespeople.ID = tblBrkdwnTradespeopleArchive.ID "
SQLStr = SQLStr & "WHERE (((tblBrkdwnTradespeopleArchive.ID) Is Null))"
SQLStr = SQLStr & "UNION ALL SELECT tblBrkdwnTradespeopleArchive.* "
SQLStr = SQLStr & "FROM tblBrkdwnTradespeople RIGHT JOIN tblBrkdwnTradespeopleArchive ON tblBrkdwnTradespeople.ID = tblBrkdwnTradespeopleArchive.ID "
SQLStr = SQLStr & "WHERE tblBrkdwnTradespeople.ID is null);"
DoCmd.SetWarnings False
DoCmd.RunSQL SQLStr
DoCmd.SetWarnings True
'delete everything from the four non-temporary tables
'tblBrkdn
SQLStr = "DELETE * FROM tblBrkdn"
DoCmd.SetWarnings False
DoCmd.RunSQL SQLStr
DoCmd.SetWarnings True
'tblBrkdwnTradespeople
SQLStr = "DELETE * FROM tblBrkdwnTradespeople"
DoCmd.SetWarnings False
DoCmd.RunSQL SQLStr
DoCmd.SetWarnings True
'tblBrkdnArchive
SQLStr = "DELETE * FROM tblBrkdnArchive"
DoCmd.SetWarnings False
DoCmd.RunSQL SQLStr
DoCmd.SetWarnings True
'tblBrkdwnTradespeopleArchive
SQLStr = "DELETE * FROM tblBrkdwnTradespeopleArchive"
DoCmd.SetWarnings False
DoCmd.RunSQL SQLStr
DoCmd.SetWarnings True
' 2) Paste the entire record set to each Brkdn table
'tblBrkdn
SQLStr = "SELECT * INTO tblBrkdn FROM tblBrkdnArchiveTemp"
DoCmd.SetWarnings False
DoCmd.RunSQL SQLStr
DoCmd.SetWarnings True
'tblBrkdnArchive
SQLStr = "SELECT * INTO tblBrkdnArchive FROM tblBrkdnArchiveTemp"
DoCmd.SetWarnings False
DoCmd.RunSQL SQLStr
DoCmd.SetWarnings True
' 3) Delete from Active & Archive Brkdn tables WHERE [DATE] < txtArchiveDate.Text
'tblBrkdn
SQLStr = "DELETE * FROM tblBrkdn WHERE ([DATE]<#" & dateStr & "#);"
DoCmd.SetWarnings False
DoCmd.RunSQL SQLStr
DoCmd.SetWarnings True
'tblBrkdnArchive
SQLStr = "DELETE * FROM tblBrkdnArchive WHERE ([DATE]>=#" & dateStr & "#);"
DoCmd.SetWarnings False
DoCmd.RunSQL SQLStr
DoCmd.SetWarnings True
' 4) Paste to Active Tradespeople table WHERE Associated Breakdown Record [DATE] >= txtArchiveBeforeDate.text
SQLStr = "SELECT tblBrkdwnTradespeopleArchiveTemp.* INTO tblBrkdwnTradespeople FROM tblBrkdwnTradespeopleArchiveTemp INNER JOIN tblBrkdn ON (tblBrkdwnTradespeopleArchiveTemp.BrkdwnID=tblBrkd n.BrkdwnID)"
DoCmd.SetWarnings False
DoCmd.RunSQL SQLStr
DoCmd.SetWarnings True
' 5) Paste to Archive Tradespeople table WHERE Associated Breakdown Record [DATE] < txtArchiveBeforeDate.text
SQLStr = "SELECT tblBrkdwnTradespeopleArchiveTemp.* INTO tblBrkdwnTradespeopleArchive FROM tblBrkdwnTradespeopleArchiveTemp INNER JOIN tblBrkdnArchive ON (tblBrkdwnTradespeopleArchiveTemp.BrkdwnID=tblBrkd nArchive.BrkdwnID)"
DoCmd.SetWarnings False
DoCmd.RunSQL SQLStr
DoCmd.SetWarnings True
' 6) Clean up: Delete all records from the temporary tables
'tblBrkdnArchiveTemp
SQLStr = "DELETE * FROM tblBrkdnArchiveTemp;"
DoCmd.SetWarnings False
DoCmd.RunSQL SQLStr
DoCmd.SetWarnings True
'tblBrkdwnTradespeopleArchiveTemp
SQLStr = "DELETE * FROM tblBrkdwnTradespeopleArchiveTemp;"
DoCmd.SetWarnings False
DoCmd.RunSQL SQLStr
DoCmd.SetWarnings True
I need to update the names of my ODBC linked tables in my Access database, how can I do this without causing issues with my queries/reports?The current linked tables are to a SQL View on a database called mcsrm_live, and called e.g. vwDamagesReportNew
The new SQL views that I need to link to are identical in structure and content and on the same SQL server but different database - forkdw and are called e.g vw_R_Damages
Is there a straightforward process to do this without affecting the queries and reports in my Access db?
Hello all...
I have a problem with a single query I have build in Access 2000. Basically, I have a normalised database structure to 3NF. I have a table called Data, a table called Reports and a table called DataReports which cotains the primary keys from both data and reports which are named Data_ID and Report_Id.
Basically, what is happening is I am building a query that returns a record from DataReports using the Data_Id field as criteria as this is held on a form. I create a one to many relationship from the Reports table to the DataReports table using a link from one Report_Id to the other. I save the table and it works fine...once only!! The query is used to feed a list box on a form. The form loads correctly but when I go back into design view to make a change to something else on the form and then go back to form view, I get Data Type Mismatch error. When I look at the query, Access has changed the link from the Report_Id --> Report_Id to Report_Id --> Report_Title which is the next field down in the Reports table. Because all ID's in my database are Autonum's it is trying to link a number to text so I understand why this would not work but I dont understand why on earth access is changing my links. It is very frustrating. Could anyone help me please.
Thank you kindly..
Gareth
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so,
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tdf.RefreshLink
End If
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