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I have set up SQL server on an XP Pro laptop and transferred 2 databases from another laptop which was sucessfull. I also transferred an access database on this laptop which was successful. Now I need to set up the linked tables in the access database but when I try to link the tables and choose ODBC databases as the source the "Select Data Source" screen will not appear. I have set up my ODBC connections to the SQL databases and they test successfully. I have turned off the Personal Wirewall on my laptop. I have looked at my security settings and I can not see the problem. It all works fine on my old laptop running on WN2000 Pro. I tried to relink through the link table manager and changed the server name to the new laptop name but I cannot link. It must be something with XP but I don't know what. I need to finish a class project this week.
Thank you for your help
Roxanne
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I think you're probably right Roxanne.
Although you see this in Access, I wouldn't think that it's an Access problem as such.
With this in mind I'm going to move this thread to the Windows forum and I hope you have better luck there.
Thank you. Hopefully, someone will have an answer.
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I tried posting this but got an error the first time.
I have set up SQL server on an XP Pro laptop and transferred 2 databases from another laptop which was sucessfull. I also transferred an access database on this laptop which was successful. Now I need to set up the linked tables in the access database but when I try to link the tables and choose ODBC databases as the source the "Select Data Source" screen will not appear. I have set up my ODBC connections to the SQL databases and they test successfully. I have turned off the Personal Wirewall on my laptop. I have looked at my security settings and I can not see the problem. It all works fine on my old laptop running on WN2000 Pro. I tried to relink through the link table manager and changed the server name to the new laptop name but I cannot link. It must be something with XP but I don't know what. I need to finish a class project this week.
Thank you for your help
Roxanne
Hi there,
What's the error message / error code/number being thrown? It's will be helpful in terms of providing solution. Take care.
Hi there,
What's the error message / error code/number being thrown? It's will be helpful in terms of providing solution. Take care.
There is no error. When I go to link tables and choose ODBC databases for the type nothing happens. There is no error and no window to select the data source. It I choose another type such as mdb It will continue to the next screen to choose the mdb file but nothing at all happens when I choose ODBC databases.
I tried posting this but got an error the first time.
I have set up SQL server on an XP Pro laptop and transferred 2 databases from another laptop which was sucessfull. I also transferred an access database on this laptop which was successful. Now I need to set up the linked tables in the access database but when I try to link the tables and choose ODBC databases as the source the "Select Data Source" screen will not appear. I have set up my ODBC connections to the SQL databases and they test successfully. I have turned off the Personal Wirewall on my laptop. I have looked at my security settings and I can not see the problem. It all works fine on my old laptop running on WN2000 Pro. I tried to relink through the link table manager and changed the server name to the new laptop name but I cannot link. It must be something with XP but I don't know what. I need to finish a class project this week.
Thank you for your help
Roxanne
Please describe the steps you take when doing this and the version of your access application, thanks.
Please describe the steps you take when doing this and the version of your access application, thanks.
Hi there, i have been searching for a possible solution to this problem, as i have exactly the same problem on my laptop - XP Pro. I am able to use ODBC database connectivity from MS Excel and link to SQL databases that i have set up in the ODBC administrator under Control Panel. However, from MS Access, i can link tables to other files, but when i select to link tables to ODBC databases, nothing happens, no error message or anything, just nothing.
Hopefully someone has some light they could shed on this for me.
Thanks
I am using MS Office 2003 Pro on an XP Pro sp2 laptop. I installed the complete setup when I installed office so that I would get all functionality. Yhe steps are: right click on tables in access,click on link tables, choose ODBC databases as type of data source and absolutely nothing happens. The screeen does not come up as it is supposed to so that I can choose my sql database. My ODBC connection to my sql databases test successfully. I am using MDAC2.8. This is the first XP Pro machine that I have had do this. There has to be some kind of setting somewhere that is causing thisl.
This is really interesting, I am recreating the steps just fine in my database, so here is what I do, I open my database page and under "Objects" on the left side I right click on Tables and chose "Link Tables..." then the screen comes up and on the bottom where is says "Files of type:" I choose "ODBC databases" and "Select Data Source" comes up.
Try doing this and tell me what happens.
Good luck Cyberdyne!
The steps that you list are exactly the steps that I do but nothing happens. There is window that pops up to go any further. If I choose to connect to another mdb then I get the next screen but if I choose ODBC databases, I get nothing. There has to be some setting somewhere preventing the ODBC connection. I am at a lose.
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