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Balfour211
I am currently using Access 2003. My question concerns connecting the front
end up with the back end when you implement a new front end for the first
time. I will describe the method I have been using. I am sure there must be
an easier way with code.
If I have a new user, I have them "Map a Network Drive" on their computer.
This assigns a drive letter to the folder that contains the Backend. Once
that is done, I open the Front End and run a "Check Links" code from
Northwind. That allows me to designate the path to the Backend using the
"Windows Explorer" window. I have tried to put a network path into the
"Windows Explorer" box, and that does not work. My linked tables usually
look like this:
S:\Your_Folder\Data_be.mdb
This seems to be a lot of work and is confusing if I have to explain this
over the phone to "non computer" employees.
Is there a way to hard code a path into the Front End so it will always look
for a specific path on your network to find a folder on a server. Our paths
to our folders looks something like this:
\\abcd2345\Your_Folder\Data_be.mdb
I appreciate any help or referal to reference articles.
Thanks,
Scott
end up with the back end when you implement a new front end for the first
time. I will describe the method I have been using. I am sure there must be
an easier way with code.
If I have a new user, I have them "Map a Network Drive" on their computer.
This assigns a drive letter to the folder that contains the Backend. Once
that is done, I open the Front End and run a "Check Links" code from
Northwind. That allows me to designate the path to the Backend using the
"Windows Explorer" window. I have tried to put a network path into the
"Windows Explorer" box, and that does not work. My linked tables usually
look like this:
S:\Your_Folder\Data_be.mdb
This seems to be a lot of work and is confusing if I have to explain this
over the phone to "non computer" employees.
Is there a way to hard code a path into the Front End so it will always look
for a specific path on your network to find a folder on a server. Our paths
to our folders looks something like this:
\\abcd2345\Your_Folder\Data_be.mdb
I appreciate any help or referal to reference articles.
Thanks,
Scott