Use code to define the connect string and include dbAttachSavePWD.
e.g. I use this code to link tables but similar code works with SPT queries.
Set tdfAccess = dbs.CreateTableDef(rs![LinkTablename], dbAttachSavePWD)
tdfAccess.Connect = dbsODBC.Connect
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I use this procedure to re-create links to SQL Server.
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For Jet re-linking code see:
http://www.mvps.org/access/tables/tbl0009.htm
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(This eliminates the need to re-name all the tables to strip out dbo_ and it
allows you to point to different versions of the same database easily.)
There is a local Access table (tblODBCTables) that contains the table names
I want to link to on the Server.
Note: the source table name needs the dbo. prefix which is in the code. The
linked table name usualy omits this. .
Public Sub LinkSQLServerTables(strDSN As String, strDatabase)
On Error GoTo Err_LinkSQLServerTables
Dim dbs As Database, rs As Recordset, tdfAccess As TableDef
Dim dbsODBC As Database, strConnect As String
If strDSN = "" Then
MsgBox "You must supply a DSN in order to link tables."
Exit Sub
Else
strConnect = "ODBC;DSN=" & strDSN & ";UID=User;PWD=password;DATABASE=" &
strDatabase & ";"
End If
SysCmd acSysCmdSetStatus, "Connecting to SQL Server..."
Call DeleteODBCTableNames
Set dbs = CurrentDb
Set rs = dbs.OpenRecordset("tblODBCTables")
Set dbsODBC = OpenDatabase("", False, False, strConnect)
Do While Not rs.EOF
Set tdfAccess = dbs.CreateTableDef(rs![LinkTablename], dbAttachSavePWD)
tdfAccess.Connect = dbsODBC.Connect
tdfAccess.SourceTableName = dbsODBC.TableDefs("dbo." &
rs![LinkTablename]).Name
dbs.TableDefs.Append tdfAccess
rs.MoveNext
Loop
rs.Close
Set rs = Nothing
Set dbsODBC = Nothing
Set dbs = Nothing
Exit_LinkSQLServerTables:
SysCmd acSysCmdClearStatus
Exit Sub
Err_LinkSQLServerTables:
MsgBox ("Error # " & Str(Err.Number) & " was generated by " & Err.Source
& Chr(13) & Err.Description)
Resume Exit_LinkSQLServerTables
End Sub
'This procedure deletes all linked ODBC table names in an mdb.
Public Sub DeleteODBCTableNames()
On Error GoTo Err_DeleteODBCTableNames
Dim dbs As Database, tdf As TableDef, I As Integer
Set dbs = CurrentDb
For I = dbs.TableDefs.Count - 1 To 0 Step -1
Set tdf = dbs.TableDefs(I)
If (tdf.Attributes And dbAttachedODBC) Then
dbs.TableDefs.Delete (tdf.Name)
End If
Next I
dbs.Close
Set dbs = Nothing
Exit_DeleteODBCTableNames:
Exit Sub
Err_DeleteODBCTableNames:
MsgBox ("Error # " & Str(Err.Number) & " was generated by " & Err.Source
& Chr(13) & Err.Description)
Resume Exit_DeleteODBCTableNames
End Sub
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Joe Fallon
Access MVP
rocky said:
I have a backend database. I use a pass-through query to retrive the data
from the backend. The problem that I have is that is asks for me to select
the data source every time the queries are excuted. Is there a way around
this?
