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    BobGHW is offline Novice
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    How to link access 97 frontend to sqlserver backend

    Hi, I have migrated an access 97 backend to sql server 2005 database now need to link tables in access97


    to the sql server backend. The access 97 database is on a network drive.

    How can I create a dsn for the access db that's on a network drive?

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    JoeM is offline VIP
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    I usually use ODBC. Here is a good write-up on how to do that: http://fontstuff.com/ebooks/free/fsL...oSQLServer.pdf

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    BobGHW is offline Novice
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    Quote Originally Posted by JoeM View Post
    I usually use ODBC. Here is a good write-up on how to do that: http://fontstuff.com/ebooks/free/fsL...oSQLServer.pdf
    Thanks, that was what I was looking for.

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