Access 2K takes .mdb file association

[hennep]

Most MS-Access databases on my system are built using access 97. For that reason I want the .mdb associated to Acces97. But every time I start Access2K it changes the associations.

Is there a way to avoid this ?

 

[DougP]

If you have both '97 and 2000 on a machine and you launch Access 2000 it usually goes through a simple install check.
And I THINK it is reinstating the .mdb association again.
So No there is NO way to force it and keep it as long as you have both.

But I have a fix Create an Icon like so that has the full path and so on to both Access ’97 and the database you want to open.

Here is one from my desktop.
"C:\Microsoft Office97\Office\MSACCESS.EXE" P:\Timecard\TimeCardReport.mdb /X Print1Job
I also have a macro which opens a particular form too.
"/X Print1Job" on the end.


DougP, MCP
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