Link text file that does not have .txt as extension

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Thanks for taking the time to read my question.

My DB was in 97 and it works perfectly. My company changed to 2000 and now
one part of the DB doesn't work.

I am linking 2 external text files to the program. They are text documents,
but have different file extensions (I made them up: .lnu and .pmf) This
helps me separate them when I populate a combo box, as well as a few other
functions.

Now in 2000 I can no longer link the files. How can I fix this?

The Error I get is 3027: Cannot Update. Database or Object is Read-Only

Here is my code:

Function DeleteLNUViewingCopy(FilePath As String, FileName As String)
Dim TheFileAndPath, TheFileAndPathDest As String
Dim x, y As Integer

On Error GoTo DeleteLNUViewingCopy_Err


If Right(FilePath, 1) = "\" Then
TheFileAndPath = FilePath & FileName
Else
TheFileAndPath = FilePath & "\" & FileName
End If

x = Len(FileName)
y = Len(TheFileAndPath)

If x = 0 Then Exit Function

TheFileAndPathDest = Left(TheFileAndPath, y - x) & "LNUViewingCopy" &
Left(Right(TheFileAndPath, x), x - 3) & "txt"

Kill TheFileAndPathDest

DeleteLNUViewingCopy_Exit:
Exit Function

DeleteLNUViewingCopy_Err:

If Err.Number = 53 Then
Resume DeleteLNUViewingCopy_Exit
Else
MsgBox Err.Number & ", " & Err.Description
Resume DeleteLNUViewingCopy_Exit
End If

End Function

Thanks for your help

Brad
 
Hi, Brad.
Now in 2000 I can no longer link the files. How can I fix this?
Click to expand...

Access 2000 doesn't recognize these files as text files, due to the
non-standard file name extension. To remedy this, please see the following
Web page:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?id=304206

Modifying the Windows Registry would be the easiest choice, but don't modify
the Registry unless you are comfortable doing so.

HTH.

Gunny

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