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You could invoke the relinking code from an AutoExec macro. You'll need to
write a function that either runs the relinking code or else calls the code that does the relinking. AutoExec can only call a function, using the RunCode action. You can manually relink tables. Use Tools | Database Utilities | Linked Table Manager. You will need to check the box at the bottom of the window saying "Always prompt for new location". I don't like it because (1) you must navigate to the backend file; (2) you must hope that no errors occur, as then you will need to navigate for each individual table in the list (this happened to me a lot when doing development work, as sometimes my front end linked to tables in my development backend, but the actual backend didn't contain those tables yet); (3) if you let users do this, invariably someone will not do it correctly and then you have to come do it for them. -- Ken Snell MS ACCESS MVP "Allen" wrote in message ... I think this statement can or should be true of any IT implementation. I am assuming from the lack of any other suggestions that there is no manual way to relink these tables once put on the production machine. I am learning Access after 20+ years of mainframe work so I know my mindset is a twisted but this just seems to be a big shortcoming in the development and distribution of databases. I am trying to invoke your function from an autoexec macro. I know you mentioned a startup form but is this doable or am I waiting my time. Many thanks for your patience and understanding. "Ken Snell [MVP]" wrote: Once you implement such a function/code, relinking happens with no thought or effort! -- Ken Snell MS ACCESS MVP "Allen" wrote in message ... Peter V. reconnect function was found at some unofficial Access support web site. Same idea as your function. I can't believe it is this "difficult" to "fix" something that is suggested (splitting a database). I split my DB in the development environment, copied the FE and BE to a different machine where they are in the same folder but the folder has a different name from the development environment. Opened the FE and got error 3024, could not find file name (of the BE database) it was looking in the same path as the original folder on the development machine where the split occured. Several postings indicate the Linked Table Manager can be used to fix this but when I try to open the Linked Table Manager after getting error 3024 it is not available (grayed out on drop-down menu). I like the idea of your approach and I am working on the function you recommended now. Thanks, Allen. "Ken Snell [MVP]" wrote: "Peter V.'s reconnect function"? Not sure what you mean by that. Implementing a VBA code to reconnect a front end to a back end can be done in many ways. How I do it is this: (1) Have a table in the front end that holds various possible reconnection paths (I use this so that I can keep development and working paths in the front end, enabling me to relink to whichever one I want). I assign a priority number to each path. (2) Open a form when the database first opens. In this form, run code (I use the Timer event, with timer set to a few milliseconds) that gets the desired linking path from the table and then relinks all the linked tables. In my code, I cycle through all the paths in the table (using priority as the sorting order) until it finds a valid backend path (i.e., the code finds a backend file where the path says it should be). Once found, the relinking is done. (My code is a variation / enhancement of the code posted at http://www.mvps.org/access/tables/tbl0007.htm) (3) This first form then closes and opens a switchboard/menu form for use. -- Ken Snell MS ACCESS MVP "Allen" wrote in message ... OK, I understand Peter V.'s reconnect function but not how to implement it. Where do I put it and what invokes it? I have split a database in a development environment. When I install it into a production path and launch it the FE is looking for the BE in the development path, not the same directory the FE is installed in. Can I tell the production FE that the BE will always be in the same directory as the FE or in a folder relative to the FE? THanks, Allen. "Ken Snell [MVP]" wrote: See these articles for more info about splitting a database: http://www.granite.ab.ca/access/splitapp/index.htm http://www.allenbrowne.com/ser-01.html Easier if you split? Yes, especially for down the road. -- Ken Snell MS ACCESS MVP "HelenJ" wrote in message ... Could you please give me the design reasons for splitting a database - ie front end back end. I am building a database as it is being used (not ideal but life I fear!) - up till now I have taken a copy away with me and then imported the new forms/ reports etc once I have developed them. Would this be easier if I split the database? Thanks |
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Thanks much Ken, but what would cause the Tools | Database Utilities | Linked
Table manager to be inactive (grayed out)? Allen. "Ken Snell [MVP]" wrote: You could invoke the relinking code from an AutoExec macro. You'll need to write a function that either runs the relinking code or else calls the code that does the relinking. AutoExec can only call a function, using the RunCode action. You can manually relink tables. Use Tools | Database Utilities | Linked Table Manager. You will need to check the box at the bottom of the window saying "Always prompt for new location". I don't like it because (1) you must navigate to the backend file; (2) you must hope that no errors occur, as then you will need to navigate for each individual table in the list (this happened to me a lot when doing development work, as sometimes my front end linked to tables in my development backend, but the actual backend didn't contain those tables yet); (3) if you let users do this, invariably someone will not do it correctly and then you have to come do it for them. -- Ken Snell MS ACCESS MVP "Allen" wrote in message ... I think this statement can or should be true of any IT implementation. I am assuming from the lack of any other suggestions that there is no manual way to relink these tables once put on the production machine. I am learning Access after 20+ years of mainframe work so I know my mindset is a twisted but this just seems to be a big shortcoming in the development and distribution of databases. I am trying to invoke your function from an autoexec macro. I know you mentioned a startup form but is this doable or am I waiting my time. Many thanks for your patience and understanding. "Ken Snell [MVP]" wrote: Once you implement such a function/code, relinking happens with no thought or effort! -- Ken Snell MS ACCESS MVP "Allen" wrote in message ... Peter V. reconnect function was found at some unofficial Access support web site. Same idea as your function. I can't believe it is this "difficult" to "fix" something that is suggested (splitting a database). I split my DB in the development environment, copied the FE and BE to a different machine where they are in the same folder but the folder has a different name from the development environment. Opened the FE and got error 3024, could not find file name (of the BE database) it was looking in the same path as the original folder on the development machine where the split occured. Several postings indicate the Linked Table Manager can be used to fix this but when I try to open the Linked Table Manager after getting error 3024 it is not available (grayed out on drop-down menu). I like the idea of your approach and I am working on the function you recommended now. Thanks, Allen. "Ken Snell [MVP]" wrote: "Peter V.'s reconnect function"? Not sure what you mean by that. Implementing a VBA code to reconnect a front end to a back end can be done in many ways. How I do it is this: (1) Have a table in the front end that holds various possible reconnection paths (I use this so that I can keep development and working paths in the front end, enabling me to relink to whichever one I want). I assign a priority number to each path. (2) Open a form when the database first opens. In this form, run code (I use the Timer event, with timer set to a few milliseconds) that gets the desired linking path from the table and then relinks all the linked tables. In my code, I cycle through all the paths in the table (using priority as the sorting order) until it finds a valid backend path (i.e., the code finds a backend file where the path says it should be). Once found, the relinking is done. (My code is a variation / enhancement of the code posted at http://www.mvps.org/access/tables/tbl0007.htm) (3) This first form then closes and opens a switchboard/menu form for use. -- Ken Snell MS ACCESS MVP "Allen" wrote in message ... OK, I understand Peter V.'s reconnect function but not how to implement it. Where do I put it and what invokes it? I have split a database in a development environment. When I install it into a production path and launch it the FE is looking for the BE in the development path, not the same directory the FE is installed in. Can I tell the production FE that the BE will always be in the same directory as the FE or in a folder relative to the FE? THanks, Allen. "Ken Snell [MVP]" wrote: See these articles for more info about splitting a database: http://www.granite.ab.ca/access/splitapp/index.htm http://www.allenbrowne.com/ser-01.html Easier if you split? Yes, especially for down the road. -- Ken Snell MS ACCESS MVP "HelenJ" wrote in message ... Could you please give me the design reasons for splitting a database - ie front end back end. I am building a database as it is being used (not ideal but life I fear!) - up till now I have taken a copy away with me and then imported the new forms/ reports etc once I have developed them. Would this be easier if I split the database? Thanks |
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Sorry, I had forgotten that you'd posted that info in your earlier note.
Try opening the front end file while holding down the Shift key. (I assume you must have some code running when the file is opened normally.) Then try the Linked Table Manager. -- Ken Snell MS ACCESS MVP "Allen" wrote in message ... Thanks much Ken, but what would cause the Tools | Database Utilities | Linked Table manager to be inactive (grayed out)? Allen. "Ken Snell [MVP]" wrote: You could invoke the relinking code from an AutoExec macro. You'll need to write a function that either runs the relinking code or else calls the code that does the relinking. AutoExec can only call a function, using the RunCode action. You can manually relink tables. Use Tools | Database Utilities | Linked Table Manager. You will need to check the box at the bottom of the window saying "Always prompt for new location". I don't like it because (1) you must navigate to the backend file; (2) you must hope that no errors occur, as then you will need to navigate for each individual table in the list (this happened to me a lot when doing development work, as sometimes my front end linked to tables in my development backend, but the actual backend didn't contain those tables yet); (3) if you let users do this, invariably someone will not do it correctly and then you have to come do it for them. -- Ken Snell MS ACCESS MVP "Allen" wrote in message ... I think this statement can or should be true of any IT implementation. I am assuming from the lack of any other suggestions that there is no manual way to relink these tables once put on the production machine. I am learning Access after 20+ years of mainframe work so I know my mindset is a twisted but this just seems to be a big shortcoming in the development and distribution of databases. I am trying to invoke your function from an autoexec macro. I know you mentioned a startup form but is this doable or am I waiting my time. Many thanks for your patience and understanding. "Ken Snell [MVP]" wrote: Once you implement such a function/code, relinking happens with no thought or effort! -- Ken Snell MS ACCESS MVP "Allen" wrote in message ... Peter V. reconnect function was found at some unofficial Access support web site. Same idea as your function. I can't believe it is this "difficult" to "fix" something that is suggested (splitting a database). I split my DB in the development environment, copied the FE and BE to a different machine where they are in the same folder but the folder has a different name from the development environment. Opened the FE and got error 3024, could not find file name (of the BE database) it was looking in the same path as the original folder on the development machine where the split occured. Several postings indicate the Linked Table Manager can be used to fix this but when I try to open the Linked Table Manager after getting error 3024 it is not available (grayed out on drop-down menu). I like the idea of your approach and I am working on the function you recommended now. Thanks, Allen. "Ken Snell [MVP]" wrote: "Peter V.'s reconnect function"? Not sure what you mean by that. Implementing a VBA code to reconnect a front end to a back end can be done in many ways. How I do it is this: (1) Have a table in the front end that holds various possible reconnection paths (I use this so that I can keep development and working paths in the front end, enabling me to relink to whichever one I want). I assign a priority number to each path. (2) Open a form when the database first opens. In this form, run code (I use the Timer event, with timer set to a few milliseconds) that gets the desired linking path from the table and then relinks all the linked tables. In my code, I cycle through all the paths in the table (using priority as the sorting order) until it finds a valid backend path (i.e., the code finds a backend file where the path says it should be). Once found, the relinking is done. (My code is a variation / enhancement of the code posted at http://www.mvps.org/access/tables/tbl0007.htm) (3) This first form then closes and opens a switchboard/menu form for use. -- Ken Snell MS ACCESS MVP "Allen" wrote in message ... OK, I understand Peter V.'s reconnect function but not how to implement it. Where do I put it and what invokes it? I have split a database in a development environment. When I install it into a production path and launch it the FE is looking for the BE in the development path, not the same directory the FE is installed in. Can I tell the production FE that the BE will always be in the same directory as the FE or in a folder relative to the FE? THanks, Allen. "Ken Snell [MVP]" wrote: See these articles for more info about splitting a database: http://www.granite.ab.ca/access/splitapp/index.htm http://www.allenbrowne.com/ser-01.html Easier if you split? Yes, especially for down the road. -- Ken Snell MS ACCESS MVP "HelenJ" wrote in message ... Could you please give me the design reasons for splitting a database - ie front end back end. I am building a database as it is being used (not ideal but life I fear!) - up till now I have taken a copy away with me and then imported the new forms/ reports etc once I have developed them. Would this be easier if I split the database? Thanks |
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That did it. Thanks so much Ken.
"Ken Snell [MVP]" wrote: Sorry, I had forgotten that you'd posted that info in your earlier note. Try opening the front end file while holding down the Shift key. (I assume you must have some code running when the file is opened normally.) Then try the Linked Table Manager. -- Ken Snell MS ACCESS MVP "Allen" wrote in message ... Thanks much Ken, but what would cause the Tools | Database Utilities | Linked Table manager to be inactive (grayed out)? Allen. "Ken Snell [MVP]" wrote: You could invoke the relinking code from an AutoExec macro. You'll need to write a function that either runs the relinking code or else calls the code that does the relinking. AutoExec can only call a function, using the RunCode action. You can manually relink tables. Use Tools | Database Utilities | Linked Table Manager. You will need to check the box at the bottom of the window saying "Always prompt for new location". I don't like it because (1) you must navigate to the backend file; (2) you must hope that no errors occur, as then you will need to navigate for each individual table in the list (this happened to me a lot when doing development work, as sometimes my front end linked to tables in my development backend, but the actual backend didn't contain those tables yet); (3) if you let users do this, invariably someone will not do it correctly and then you have to come do it for them. -- Ken Snell MS ACCESS MVP "Allen" wrote in message ... I think this statement can or should be true of any IT implementation. I am assuming from the lack of any other suggestions that there is no manual way to relink these tables once put on the production machine. I am learning Access after 20+ years of mainframe work so I know my mindset is a twisted but this just seems to be a big shortcoming in the development and distribution of databases. I am trying to invoke your function from an autoexec macro. I know you mentioned a startup form but is this doable or am I waiting my time. Many thanks for your patience and understanding. "Ken Snell [MVP]" wrote: Once you implement such a function/code, relinking happens with no thought or effort! -- Ken Snell MS ACCESS MVP "Allen" wrote in message ... Peter V. reconnect function was found at some unofficial Access support web site. Same idea as your function. I can't believe it is this "difficult" to "fix" something that is suggested (splitting a database). I split my DB in the development environment, copied the FE and BE to a different machine where they are in the same folder but the folder has a different name from the development environment. Opened the FE and got error 3024, could not find file name (of the BE database) it was looking in the same path as the original folder on the development machine where the split occured. Several postings indicate the Linked Table Manager can be used to fix this but when I try to open the Linked Table Manager after getting error 3024 it is not available (grayed out on drop-down menu). I like the idea of your approach and I am working on the function you recommended now. Thanks, Allen. "Ken Snell [MVP]" wrote: "Peter V.'s reconnect function"? Not sure what you mean by that. Implementing a VBA code to reconnect a front end to a back end can be done in many ways. How I do it is this: (1) Have a table in the front end that holds various possible reconnection paths (I use this so that I can keep development and working paths in the front end, enabling me to relink to whichever one I want). I assign a priority number to each path. (2) Open a form when the database first opens. In this form, run code (I use the Timer event, with timer set to a few milliseconds) that gets the desired linking path from the table and then relinks all the linked tables. In my code, I cycle through all the paths in the table (using priority as the sorting order) until it finds a valid backend path (i.e., the code finds a backend file where the path says it should be). Once found, the relinking is done. (My code is a variation / enhancement of the code posted at http://www.mvps.org/access/tables/tbl0007.htm) (3) This first form then closes and opens a switchboard/menu form for use. -- Ken Snell MS ACCESS MVP "Allen" wrote in message ... OK, I understand Peter V.'s reconnect function but not how to implement it. Where do I put it and what invokes it? I have split a database in a development environment. When I install it into a production path and launch it the FE is looking for the BE in the development path, not the same directory the FE is installed in. Can I tell the production FE that the BE will always be in the same directory as the FE or in a folder relative to the FE? THanks, Allen. "Ken Snell [MVP]" wrote: See these articles for more info about splitting a database: http://www.granite.ab.ca/access/splitapp/index.htm http://www.allenbrowne.com/ser-01.html Easier if you split? Yes, especially for down the road. -- Ken Snell MS ACCESS MVP "HelenJ" wrote in message ... Could you please give me the design reasons for splitting a database - ie front end back end. I am building a database as it is being used (not ideal but life I fear!) - up till now I have taken a copy away with me and then imported the new forms/ reports etc once I have developed them. Would this be easier if I split the database? Thanks |
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