How to find full path name to linked data

J

Jerry C

When my Acc database opens I would like to have a Global
variable "MyDataPath" set to the full path name of a
linked mdb. "KData.mdb". I need help with the VBA code
in my opening application form. ("Form Open" Event.)

Thanks
Jerry Critchfield
 
B

Brendan Reynolds

Here's an example from one of my own apps. This runs from a command button
Click event and uses a message box to display the path, but you should be
able to modify it to run from the open event and assign the path to a
variable without too much trouble ...

Private Sub cmdLocate_Click()

Dim db As DAO.Database
Dim tdf As DAO.TableDef
Dim strConnect As String

Set db = CurrentDb
For Each tdf In db.TableDefs
If Len(tdf.Connect) > 0 Then
strConnect = tdf.Connect
Exit For
End If
Next tdf
Set tdf = Nothing
Set db = Nothing
strConnect = Mid$(strConnect, InStr(1, strConnect, "=") + 1)
MsgBox "The data file is located at: " & strConnect

End Sub

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