I have A db that links to a SQL Server table via an odbc connection. The problem is that I have to set up the odbc datasource on each machine that needs to run the db. Can I set up an ADO connection to the table and use that connection as a record source through out the app to drive forms , reports, etc? (And this would eliminate the need to set up and odbc connection to the table on each machine...) :confused: :confused:
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I have build system DSN for SQL Server.I want to link table to the DSN.
But I can not select the DSN when I start the 'lined table Manager",I only can select files.why?
Please let me know how to link table to system DSN.
Thanks
Mark
Hi,
Current situation:
We have various departments using a Db and some of the users have drive mappings to different to others (company reasons). So far we have had to create different front-ends for each section, not very useful for updates etc.
What I'd like:
To be able to link to the tables on the server using the server name and not a specific drive letter.
My question:
Is this possible some how?
Would using SQL server for the back end be a way of getting round this issue?
Thanks for any assistance as usual
Matt
Hi Guys,
I am new to this forum and I am hoping you can help. I have produced an Access 97 database on a PC on the hard drive (C I have sent this to a client but he cannot run it as the backend data files are in C: and he is running the whole access programme on the R: drive. As the front end is an MDE file is there anyway I could write the path to the linked files so that access can find them automatically. The same problem applies with the help files, how can you define the location of the help files when you don't know the end users server location?
Any advice would be most welcome.
Regards
Chris
I try to insert object (jpg file) to an (OLE datatype) field but it gives error message (OLE server) is not registered>
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1) I have an MDB that has linked tables through ODBC to a SQL Server 2000 database. This is how I chose to write this multi-user application (instead of the ADP method).
2) My IT department created a user ID that the application will use to connect to the database. They chose this method instead of having to create many user accounts with varying permissions. I have programmed permissions within the application.
3) After linking the tables through ODBC, it defaults to my Windows User ID for the connection. Because of this, I have used a connection string with the application's User ID/Password and perform a RefreshLink on all linked table definitions on startup to ensure valid connection.
This is successful, but my IT department is seeing that another user is attempting access to the SQL Server database--the username in the LDB/MDW file! This is what I don't understand. If I open the database without going through workgroup security, the word "Admin" is passed and the authentication fails. If my users would login through the MDW file, their user IDs would be passed and again, authentication will fail as they are not valid users (only the application ID would be valid).
What is really going on here? :confused: How can I prevent the "Microsoft Access User ID" from being passed through the ODBC link?
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Hi all,
I have faced with one problem that is how to export Tables from SQL server to MS-Access.
could anyone plz help me
Thanks,
Bhaskar.
I would like to use a local Access front end to edit tables linked to a SQL Server database located on my Internet host provider's server. I haven't been able to find any information about how to do this or whether it is even possible.
If I need to set up an ODBC source, how can I do that for a non-local (Internet) SQL Server database?
Can anyone help?
Hi
I have 5 PC clients and a server.each user upon shutting down his PC,is prompted to send all the information inside a table "Patron" to a table inside the server.That way each user backs up his information to a table inside the server and at the end of the day,the table on the server side contains all the data from the 5 PCs.I am new to access,can anyone guide me through the steps I need to accomplish this project?
thanks in advance
I want to work on SQL Server tables located at my work place at home using Access. My question is; is it possible to link SQL Server tables on a server to my lap top computer using "Remote Desktop" or will I need to install Access onto the server and if tables can be linked using Remote Desktop how do I link them? I am using Access 2010 and have Windows 7 professional installed on my lap top.
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I just had to upsize my loved and complex Access database to SQL server 2000 and had to link all tables via ODBC into my client Access database.
I used to use pessimistic locking on all tables when the tables were in an Access database before - worked fine ...
but now my client Access database uses "No Locks" on these tables because they are controlled by SQL server 2000.
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Has anyone ever run into this issue before? Does anyone have any ideas on how to resolve this issue?
Thanks
Hi,
I'm trying to establish the link from my local mdb to an mdb on a commercial server I'm using.
The problem is there's no way to locate the remote access database when using the Link Table wizard.
Anyone knows how to establish that connection??
Thanks in advance!
I have an access front-end package that works just fine but if there is an update, I just want the program to run scripts to update the SQL Server tables that it is connected to. I just don't know how to do this. I know how to do this on SQL Server Management studio and all, I just was hoping I could do it straight from my access front end so that a user could just click a button and update the tables or something.
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Hi all,I'm trying to attach some table from a Sql Server database, but when I take a look to the content, I see all the fields filled by the value "#CANCELLED".I supposed that the matter of such an issue could be the datatype used for some fields, a user-defined datatype. The only table content from the same Sql Server database I can see does not use that data type. I'm using a read-only account to access the Sql Server database. If I try to import the table, the data are imported correctly and the user-datatype is converted to text.Any suggestions for a solution / workaround ?Thanks Bye
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i am using DAO rather than ADO
this statement causes an error
Set rs = dbs.OpenRecordset("tblconstants", , dbSeeChanges)
the error is
error 3622 - must use dbseechanges on a sql server table with identitiy bit set
alternatively
Set rs = dbs.OpenRecordset("tblconstants", dbOpenDynamic)
produces error 3001 - invalid argument
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Set rs = dbs.OpenRecordset("tblconstants") works in A97
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any idea what do i need to do please
Hi. hope you can understand my english.
I have 2 SQL Servers.
Is there some way to set to which sql server connect the .adp (or .ade) via code??
Now I have 2 sql servers (development and production).. but soon I will have more server at production in different cities. All SQL Servers have different names. Same databases names but the servername are all different.
So I have to configure the connection of the .ade in the the development server. Then when I want to send and upgrade to one of my clients, I have to go to his city and manually reconfigure the .ade to connect to his SQL Server.
This problem would be solved if all SQL Servers had the same name, but this is not my case.
It would be nice to have a config.ini file or something like that where the .ade could read the name of the server to connect to.
Is it possible to implement something like this.
Thanks in advance.
Hi, i am looking at making use of SQL Server which we have at work to run our access Database from, is this a good idea ?
what are the benifits, problems etc...
Andy
I am trying to insert a picture in a field OLE object, but after I have selected the picture I would like to insert, I get the following error message :
A problem occured while MS Access was communicating with the OLE server or ActiveX Control.
Can someone help me to resolve this problem ?
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