db.OpenRecordset with linked tables

Set rs = db.OpenRecordset("tblVendorNames1", DB_OPEN_TABLE)
should be:
Set rs = db.OpenRecordset("tblVendorNames1", DBOPENTABLE)

But I advice your to use dbopendynaset if you want to change data, and dbopenforwardonly if you want to loop through data, and dbsnapshot if you want to see data

Regards

That unfortunately, still did not do the trick.  Even using dynaset.

Hi,

So,
        Set rs = db.OpenRecordSet("tblVendorNames1", dbOpenDynaset)

only works with your local tables and not your linked ones?

Ken

i ran into a similar problem, i couldn't find a way around it; i was only looking for one value so i used DLookup instead.

good luck,
daniels@asix.com

this is correct..that you get the error I'mean.

The db is set to the currentdb and not the MDB where the table resides.

Two way I can think of to fix it.

One use the correct setting when you are setting the db variable:

method 1
Function opendb()
Dim rs As Recordset
Dim db As Database
Set db =     Set Db = DBEngine.Workspaces(0).OpenDatabase("c:\linkedtablemdb.mdb")
Set rs = db.OpenRecordset("linkedtablemdb", dbOpenTable)
End Function

method 2
Make a query that select everything from the tblVendorNames1, save this query as tblVendorNames1Q

Then you can directly do a:
Set rs = db.OpenRecordset("tblVendorNames1Q", DB_OPEN_TABLE)


perove

Sorry... method 1 should be:

Function opendb()
Dim rs As Recordset
Dim db As Database
Set Db = DBEngine.Workspaces(0).OpenDatabase("c:\linkedtablemdb.mdb")
Set rs = db.OpenRecordset("linkedtablemdb", dbOpenTable)
End Function


slip of the finger

perove

Ok guys thanks I will start to trying your suggestions.  

Metod 1 worked thanks.