Open different database file within Access using code 
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 Open different database file within Access using code

Daniel:

Goto http://www.*-*-*.com/ #8 and see it MichKa's free TSI SOON
add-in will do what you want.

--
Bruce M. Thompson, Microsoft Access MVP


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> Geoff

> Thanks for your suggestion.

> Sorry if my previous message didn't make this clear - but I actually want to
> open the new database within Access, as if the user had selected the
> 'File/Open..' menu option, ie new database replaces current database and
> startup form loads.

> I tried the following code:

>     Dim objWS As DAO.Workspace
>     Dim objDB As DAO.Database

>     Set objWS = DBEngine(0)
>     Set objDB = objWS.OpenDatabase("otherdb.mdb")

> However this doesn't actually load the database into the Access window. It
> does give you a reference to the mdb database, which you could use to open
> recordsets and work with data in the database - is this what you thought I
> wanted to do?

> If you have any further ideas, please let me know.

> Thanks again

> Daniel



Mon, 21 Mar 2005 21:41:10 GMT  
 
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