thanks
thanks for your help, i did as you told me, mdw file i created before. I typed text and saved it as a .bat file, but ot doesn`t work. It just opens access when i do open with the selection field of DB as it oopens when you open access direct, not the db i want and no workgroupfile..when i change the lines, first giviing location of db, then workgrouppatch, and then access it says:
the process can not access the file cause in use by another process
to work
/WRKGRP is not recognized as an interal or external command..
and opens access at least...
please help