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Launch Access via an Intranet hyperlink - Jet issue?

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CJTyo

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Sep 17, 2002
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I'm having a problem getting my Access database to actually open so I can use it. I've put a hyperlink on an Intranet web page to the database on a company public drive. When I click the hyperlink I get the "save or open" box, click open and briefly see what looks like download type box and then nothing happens. Checking Task Manager I see an instance of Access running, but there is nothing visible...

OS = Windows 2000
Access = Access 2000

Any thoughts on this? The same thing happens if I include the hyperlink in an email... I really need to be able to have the application launch from a hyperlink.

As a follow-up... when I have the DATABASE on my C drive it works perfectly well. So, any thoughts on what our network might be doing to block the Database from launching?

NOW... the reason I'm cross-posting here is I found when the Access process is running but the DB hasn't actually opened a pair of files are created in my user temp directory called "JET####.tmp" (where the #### are what look like a hex number which changes with each instance and the file has 0 KB size) and "~DFEE5B.tmp" (this time, it changes each time completely and has a 1 KB size).

It looks like maybe it's an issue with Jet? Any thoughts? When I use Task Manager to end the process these two files disappear.

Thanks!
C


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Insanity is a matter of Perception. [yinyang]
 
Further research reveals... if I have a DB to the web server and there is NO CODE I can open it from a hyperlink just fine, BUT, if there is even a single line of code (docmd.maximize) the DB will NOT open.

Does this help identify what restrictions might be imposed by our network? Or is this actually a limitation to opening an Access database via a web hyperlink?

Thanks,
C

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Insanity is a matter of Perception. [yinyang]
 
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