Hello,
I am trying to update some SQL-linked tables in my Access database by repoiting the existing linked tables to a new datasource. The problem is, when I go to select the machine data source where the table sits, I get an error message saying the MS Jet Database can't find the object. This is because when Access creates the linked table, it replaces the period in the <schema>.<table_name> with an underscore. So when I go to update the links, it is essentially looking for the new table with the wrong file name.
I have about 80 linked tables to update and I haven't been able to figure a work-around. HELP PLEASE!
Cheers,
Josh
According to http://www.microsoft.com/technet/archive/office/office97/reskit/office97/027.mspx
Renaming Linked Tables
When Access links a remote table, it prefixes the default table owner ID of the SQL Server to each table name. The period separator between the owner ID and the table name is replaced by an underscore because periods in table names are not permitted by Access. Thus, the names of linked tables no longer correspond to the original table names in your MDB file. The simplest way to correct this is to rename your tables to their original names after linking.
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