link databases

[Guest]

I have 4 separate databases that I would like users to access via one menu.
Can I create one main manue and when the user clicks on the button, chosen
database opens up?

 

[Guest]

For an example of opening other databases from a button on a "main menu,"
please see the following Web page for a link to Jeff Conrad's (Access MVP)
article, "Creating A Customized Login Screen For A Secured Database":

http://www.Access.QBuilt.com/html/articles.html

If you aren't using secured database files, then replace this line of code:

strPath = Chr(34) & strAccPath & Chr(34) & " " _
& Chr(34) & "<Full Path To Database File Here>" & Chr(34) & " " _
& "/wrkgrp " & Chr(34) & "<Full Path To MDW File Here>" & Chr(34) & " " _
& "/User " & Chr(34) & Me.txtUserName & Chr(34) & " " _
& "/Pwd " & Chr(34) & Me.txtPassword & Chr(34)

.. . . with this code:

strPath = Chr(34) & strAccPath & Chr(34) & " " _
& Chr(34) & "<Full Path To Database File Here>" & Chr(34)

HTH.
Gunny

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[Guest]

Just to be stupid, but if they are not secured dbs couldn't you use the
DBEngine.OpenDatabase in code and then run a macro to say RunCode and the
name of this function? The way that is posted is interesting though - never
tried it.

 

['69 Camaro]

Yes. One could do that even with a secured database. Or one could just
activate the function by pressing the button -- without calling a macro. Or
there are a number of other simple ways to open another database
application.

However, a picture is worth a thousand words and seeing a working demo is
worth at least several thousand more.

Gunny

See http://www.QBuilt.com for all your database needs.
See http://www.Access.QBuilt.com for Microsoft Access tips.