I was just given the task of taking over some old queries from another colleague that left the department a few months ago. Some of the reports are linked to his personal documents. Can I change the path from the requested document into my files?
Yes you can but you'll have to find out the actual link to the Excel files. They'll be in the Table section of
In your example, the query is FROM ASRSVelocity, which is a different query in your project. You'll have to check that query and see if it relates to a link - it may be another query.
The links are in the Tables section of Access and have a special icon like the one in the pic (Results). Click on them to open to see if you get an error. If you do, it will tell you the name of the file. Rename the link (so you have the old one to reference) and create a new link with the old name that's linked to the new file.
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I need to make something in the database. It was saved as .accdb files. I copied this from my workplace and now I want to edit it on my home computer, but when I've open these files and tried to see already made commands I got an error message that I have not a valid path. This error occurs while I want to open command forms for adding and deleting, which need to use other databases.
How can I change the path so my Access will know, where these files are stored on my computer?
Go to band option (Database) Tools.
Select Linked Table Manager (label is localized).
Mark the checkbox down-left: Always as for new location.
Click Mark All, then OK.
Input the folder name where the data file exists.
Client has asked me to create a self contained tool in MS Access, versions 2007 and 2016. It needs to be self contained because it will be copied to and from various laptops at various times. The tool may not create, delete, or modify any file except the accdb database itself. When the tool is in use, the user is unlikely to have network or internet access.
One of the criteria is the creation of new forms each time it is run. I realize that Access is meant to have all the forms and their controls already built before deployment, but client doesn't want that. I have solved that problem, creating x number of forms upon certain conditions, and creating 30-40 controls on each form based upon certain conditions, each with their own events, etc.
Now, how do I load his logo into a control on each form? Remember, the accdb must be self contained, so I can't count on the logo being in a certain directory or even on the machine in use, and I can't write it to the file system myself.
I can and have loaded the logo (jpeg) into one of my tables in an attachment field. It will be the only attachment in that field. It would be just as easy for it to be its own table, if that helps.
I can create attachment controls with VBA, but I don't know how to set the ControlSource to the FileData inside the attachment with VBA.
I also have had poor success attempting to embed the picture in an image control in a hidden form and setting the .picture property to the image name. It only seems to be working on my machine.
So, how do I display an attached jpeg on a newly created form?
Just asked and answered in SO access-vba. Here's one solution.
Saving Image as OLE Object, in Access
Many others on google and SO search
EDIT: You must read the whole question to see the author's answer
Answer:
So, what I ended up doing was following this
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/210486
I use the readBLOB function to read the file and save it into the
database. Then, when I run a report or open a form that has the
picture, onload, I use the WriteBlob function to write the file to a
temp folder and then use that path to populate an Image object.
I'm exporting an old release 1.9.2 and importing to 3.0.2.
Each module has dozens of videos that I play via an URL/link, which points to my own .PHP program on the site (and that wraps a Camtasia video).
I found that in 3.0.2, the link opens on a separate page, unless I edit each link by going to "Appearance", then "Display" and setting it to "Embed".
So I would like to write a mySQL update script to automatically set this flag for all such links (I will add a where clause to my script name).
I checked database in PHP/MyAdmin, and didn't see any likely table names.
You should attempt to use the admin tools to update everything, go to your moodle installation's main URL.
Then go to the site administration. After /admin in the url, add /tool/replace and go there.
You can there enter what you want to find in the db, and replace it with another value. Just be carefull with this tool and make a backup before you begin.
I am working with Access 2003 and I need to change the filepath for a Query. I am working on a database that I did not create and basically my workflow is using Excel to populate a list (file names and info about photos)
Then I go back to Access and in Query's I have an option for "Append Results" which will update my database with my new information that has been loaded into Excel.
I get an error saying that the filepath is wrong. I know the correct filepath and this is a correct error, I just can't find where to update the query so I can change the filepath. I did a couple of googles and used microsoft help but figured it might be faster to ask in here.
Thank you,
JWV
It sounds like the workbook is linked to Access as a linked table. Sort your objects by type, and try and open each linked table until one fails. Then drop the link, and re-create it to the correct spreadsheet with the same table name.
To do this, you first backup the *.mdb (in case you get it wrong) and then just delete the link, like you would delete a table. Next you need to right Click on any table => Import Spreadsheet => Go to your spreadsheet and untick the box that says 'Import into database' (or something similar, I don't have access to Access (ha!) at the minute to test), this will give you a link to the spreadsheet, as opposed to actually copying it as a table, then rename it so it is the same name as the original link.
I guess as an alternative you could remap the drives so that, on machines where this needs to run, the old I: drive is mapped back to I:, and the same for H:.
I have splitted my ms access mdb file into front end and backend
Now i have the backend in the shared folder and frontends in users PC
i havent specified the network path anywhere in the front end to push data to the backend file
Could anyone tell me where i have to specify network path ???
Jaison,
Look at this answer to this question that tells how to split the database...including how to re-link the tables.
Creating the Front End MDE
Seth
Open the front end file. Right click on any table in the database viewer. Pick "Linked Table Manager." Highlight the tables you want to relink. Make sure to check the "always ask" checkbox at the bottom of the window.
The network path is in the linked table properties.
You have defined it when linking the table.
From the front-end, open the linked table in design view and get the properties window.
The path is displayed in the description, like
DATABASE=I:\ifs\xxx_be.mdb;TABLE=Valuation