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Need to copy linked tables from SQL Server to local copy.

I have links to SQL Server 2005 in my Access 2008 database. But my reports are running really slow due to network issues. So I need to make a local copy of all the tables I've linked, every night during my update process. So, I've tried to re-create the code someone else posted on this site. But, I'm getting the error 3170: Could not find installable ISAM. And I don't know what else I might be getting wrong. I'm kind of new to this stuff. Could anyone help me? Here's the code I've got so far. I've added the word "Link_" to the beginning of each linked table so that the local copy can have the original name the rest of the code in the db is written for. Thank you!

Public Sub test_Click()

Dim dbs As Database
Dim tdf As TableDef
Dim strLinkedTableName As String
Dim strSourceTableName As String

On Error GoTo ErrHandler

Set dbs = CurrentDb()
For Each tdf In dbs.TableDefs
If (tdf.Attributes And dbAttachedODBC) Then
'store the linked table name
strLinkedTableName = tdf.name
'store the source table name
strSourceTableName = Mid(strLinkedTableName, 6)
'import the source table
DoCmd.TransferDatabase TransferType:=acImport, _
DatabaseType:="ODBC Database", _
Databasename:="DSN=ejacketprod_db;DATABASE=eJacketprod_db;UID=abc;PWD=xyz;", _
ObjectType:=acTable, _
Source:=strSourceTableName, _
Destination:=strSourceTableName, _
StructureOnly:=False, _
Storelogin:=True
On Error GoTo ErrHandler
End If
Next

ExitHandler:
On Error Resume Next
Set tdf = Nothing
Set dbs = Nothing
Exit Sub
ErrHandler:
Select Case Err.Number
Case Else
MsgBox Err.Number & ": " & Err.Description
End Select
End Sub

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sarahellis

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Unfortunately, this needs to happen automatically every night without user intervention.
Thanks!

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sarahellis

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I found what I was looking for on another site. Thank you for your suggestion. Your way would have worked too, so I will award points. But I really wanted to use the transferdatabase method. In case anyone is interested, the code is:

Public Sub test_Click()

Dim dbs As Database
Dim tdf As TableDef
Dim strLinkedTableName As String
Dim strSourceTableName As String

On Error GoTo ErrHandler

Set dbs = CurrentDb()
For Each tdf In dbs.TableDefs

'store the linked table name
strLinkedTableName = tdf.name
'store the source table name
strSourceTableName = "dbo." & Mid(strLinkedTableName, 10)
'delete old copied table
If TExists(Mid(strLinkedTableName, 6)) = True Then
DoCmd.DeleteObject acTable, Mid(strLinkedTableName, 6)
End If
'import the source table
DoCmd.TransferDatabase acImport, "ODBC Database", _
"ODBC;Driver={SQL Server}; Server=ProdServer;DATABASE=prod_db;UID=abc;PWD=xyz", _
acTable, strSourceTableName, strSourceTableName, StructureOnly:=False

On Error GoTo ErrHandler
End If
NextRec:
Next

ExitHandler:
On Error Resume Next
Set tdf = Nothing
Set dbs = Nothing
Exit Sub
ErrHandler:
MsgBox Err.Description
Resume ExitHandler
End Sub