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Data Access Page Connection Problem

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Hookstrat

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Jun 11, 2002
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How do I connect a data access page to a database that is stored on the third hard drive of a server (E:)?? It is for use over a small office intranet. I use the browse directory button on Access 2002 to find the database I need, it then connects to the directory "E:\\mainserver\server_e(E)\program files\microsoft office\db1.mdb" However, when the page is accessed from a different computer it doesn't work because the computer tries to look inside of its own "E:" drive. I had this problem before when I was running a database off a computer with one hard drive. I removed the drive prompt and it worked perfectly fine. However when I try the same fix on this server with 3 hard drives, it isn't even a valid connection because it only searches the first hard drive. Is there a way to fix this without storing the database on the first hard drive. Any help would be most aprreciated. Thanks in advance,
Luke Hoektra
 
Define a share name for the third computer, and referece it by the share name rather then the drive letter.
 
Thanks FancyPrairie! I appreciate the suggestion. What I did to solve the problem was move the database and then I changed the connection before I moved all of the DAP files over. It works just fine now. Kinda quirky but I'm not complaining.
Luke Hoekstra
 
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