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Acc97 Store ODBC connection

By timfox ·
I have Oracle link tables that I can only provide data from if the ODBC connection information is entered. I want to store this connection information in my Access database code, so the users do not need it - but I can't find the proper place to store it. The table's 'connect' property is not helping me very much, so far.

Any help is appreciated.
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by michal.woznicki In reply to Acc97 Store ODBC connecti ...

If you have a full installation of Access you should get the option to store the connection string when you link the tables, but this is not always available.

Here is a simple reconnection routine for Linked Tables. It allows you to store the connection string in code and reconnect the linked tables on demand. Use a Macro to "RunCode" and browse to this function which should be stored in a Module.Function UpdConnectStr()

Dim Tdef As TableDef

For Each Tdef In CurrentDb.TableDefs
If Tdef.Connect <> "" Then

Tdef.Connect = "ODBC;DSN=<DSN Name.ATABASE=,<Oracle TNS>;UID=<Login name>;PWD=<Password>;"
End If

Next Tdef

End Function

Only the Linked Tbales are affected as only they have connection strings. Just replace the variables ;-)

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by timfox In reply to Acc97 Store ODBC connecti ...

I haven't had time to implement this one the way that I want to (by calling anytime that the connection is required to be re-initiated/re-connected).
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