MS Access Linked Table Manager doesn't update new data source - ms-access

Question

I have an MS Access 2010 Database that has a table that is linked to a CSV file. Upating the CSV files location using the inbuilt Access "Linked Table Manager" doesn't work.
I check the file i want to update, choose "always prompt for new location" and select the new file. I get a message telling me that the update was successful, but when I go to check, the table is still linked to the old file.
Is this a MS Access bug and if so what is the most efficient workaround?
I ended up deleting the old table and manually recreating a new table with the same specifications.

Answer 1

*Updated: -- I forgot to include the referenced Function Relink_CSV :(
Yes, I would call it a bug. Microsoft probably calls it a 'design characteristic'.
As you have discovered, you can manually fix the issue. If you are interested in a code solution, then I may have something that will work for you -- if your CSV file is delimited by comma's.
The following code (which you need to modify!) will delete the existing linked csv file, then add a link to the same file. For debugging, my code then deletes that link and adds a link to a different file name, but in the same folder.
There are other solutions that make use of a saved Import Specification, that you can reuse, if your csv format is not simple.
Option Explicit
Option Compare Database
Sub Call_Relink()
Dim dbs As DAO.Database
Dim tdf As DAO.TableDef
Dim strTableName As String
Dim strPath As String
Dim strFile As String
Dim iReply As Integer
iReply = MsgBox("WARNING!!!! This code will remove the linked tables 'FileA' and 'FileB'" & vbCrLf & vbCrLf & _
"Click 'Yes' to Continue" & vbCrLf & "Click 'No' to Stop", vbYesNo, "CAUTION!! Will remove linked table(s)")
If iReply <> vbYes Then
Exit Sub
End If
On Error GoTo Error_Trap
Set dbs = CurrentDb
dbs.TableDefs.Delete "FileA" ' For testing; delete table if it already exists
strPath = "C:\Temp\"
strFile = "FileA.csv"
strTableName = "FileA" ' Table name in Access
Relink_CSV strTableName, strPath, strFile ' Call function to link the CSV file
dbs.TableDefs.Refresh ' Refresh TDF's
Debug.Print "Pause here and check file link" ' Put a breakpoint here; pause and look at the table in Access
dbs.TableDefs.Delete "FileA" ' For testing; delete table if it already exists
strPath = "C:\Temp\" ' Path to next csv
strFile = "FileB.csv" ' Name of next csv file
strTableName = "FileA" ' Table name in Access
Relink_CSV strTableName, strPath, strFile ' Call function to link to a different CSV file
dbs.TableDefs.Refresh
Debug.Print "Pause here and check file link" ' Put a breakpoint here; pause and look at the table in Access
My_Exit:
Set dbs = Nothing
Exit Sub
Error_Trap:
Debug.Print Err.Number & vbTab & Err.Description
If Err.Number = 3265 Then ' Item not found in this collection.
' Ignore this error
Resume Next
End If
MsgBox Err.Number & vbTab & Err.Description
Resume My_Exit
Resume
End Sub
Function Relink_CSV(strTableName As String, strPath As String, strFile As String)
' (1) Name of the table in Access
' (2) Path to the file
' (3) File name
On Error GoTo Relink_Err
DoCmd.TransferText acLinkDelim, , strTableName, strPath & strFile, False, ""
Relink_Exit:
Exit Function
Relink_Err:
Debug.Print Err.Number & vbTab & Err.Description
MsgBox Err.Number & vbTab & Err.Description
Resume Relink_Exit
Resume
End Function