How to disable hypelink warning message?

[Steve]

I have a hyperlink field in a form. The links map to documents on a
local drive. When I attempt to open the doc via a link I get a MS
Access warning message about hyperlinks that I have to click through.
I want to hand off the database to a client. Is there a way to disable
the warning?

Thanks,

SteveM

 

[Guest]

Maybe,
First, within Access, you must set Macro Security to Low.
Low = Don't Ask
Medium = Ask
High = Block

You access this through Tools, Macros, Security

Now, even if you do that and the database is on a network, it is possible
the network security could have a higher setting that what you select in
Access. The network security will override what is set in Access.

 

[Steve]

Klatuu,

Thanks, but that did not work. I'm guesing because the hyperlink is
not a macro. The warning message appears to come from Access itself,
not the network.

Steve

 

[Steve]

To All,

I found a fix at Microsoft. See:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/829072/

But it requires mucking around the system registry. I wonder why they
don't allow security management for hyperlinks at the application
level.

SteveM

 

[Guest]

It doesn't matter where the hyperlink is called from, It will check the
Access settings,and the network settings and use the higher setting.

 

[Guest]

Two issues with this, Steve, first, that means you will have to perform this
routine on every computer your app is installed on, and second, without
testing, I don't know that it will supress network generated messages.

As to the solution I proposed, I don't know why it did not work for you,
that is how I resolved the issue at my location.