Insert Object from file - link

[Guest]

I have a field OLE Object. Using VB, how do I insert a link to an existing
Word doc? My database cycles through a folder and inserts the document name
and filepath into their respective fields, but I don't know the sytax for
inserting a link.

 

[John Nurick]

Hi Jason,

Here's how:
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=198466 (Access 2000 on)
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=158941 (Access 97)

Here's why it may be better not to:
http://support.microsoft.com?id=123151

And these may be useful:
DocManager: http://www.datastrat.com/DataStrat2.html
http://accdevel.tripod.com/imaging.htm