Recent content by dougG

Thanks for that. Seems to make sense. I'm going to have to re-think my strategy. Thanks for your help.

I am using ODBC i.e from the Tables tab, click 'New', then select 'Link Table', then select 'ODBC Databases' from the 'Files of type:' drop down. I have an Access ODBC connection set up which, when selected, gives the error. I need to link to a 'query' in the Access backend, much the same as...

Hi I have an Access application (not developed by me) that currently uses a SQL Server backend. This application needs to be split into several geographical areas that use different domains. Because of connectivity problems across domains, I was hoping to use Access backends in each of the...

Yes I have done that. Makes no difference at all. I have also done Tools/ActiveX Controls and clicked Register and then searched for the comdlg32.ocx file. After clicking 'open' on the 'Add ActiveX Control' dialog box the thing does nothing at all. Then again I don't know what it is supposed to...

I have an Access application that I inherited and have to maintain. This application is on my desktop and a copy is on a collegues laptop (both of which run NT4 and Access 97). One of the reports opens a form which runs fine on my desktop but will not run on the laptop. I have discovered that...