Mike Webb
Mike_Webb at whoopingcrane.org
Wed Mar 30 15:31:20 CST 2005
Posted this to NG microsoft.public.access.gettingstarted, but no reply. Then I tried a non-profit techie website, but wasn't able to find a solution. A responder suggested this group. Am hoping a reader of this list can help: ====================== Using Access XP on WinXP box on a SBS 2003 LAN. Experience level: Novice I've scanned a bit over 4000 docs into PDF format, accessible in Access via search forms and reports. Started with them in my Shared Docs folder when we had just a P2P network. Now that we have the server, I'd like to move the docs to a common folder there. Just tried it with one doc, edited the hyperlink to reflect the network path, but all it would do is "blink" for a split second. Tried mapping the location, same result. The location on the server is \\[servername]\Users\Company with Company being the common folder accessible to all users on the network. I then tried copying one of the PDF's to the server and was able to get it to open from Access. So, thinking I had this solved, I copied the folder with all 4000+ files in it to the server. Now I'm back to the "blink" described above when I click on the hyperlink. I've tried sharing the folder, broadening the permissions for share and security, nothing works. Now I can create a shortcut on my desktop and the file opens just fine. I can also navigate to the file within Adobe Acrobat 7.0 and this too works fine. So I think it's an Access thing, but I'm in over my head, ability-wise. I have not split the DB yet. The file is on my computer. I also happen to be the domain and local computer admin. I'm kinda stumped on what I did wrong or what I'm missing. Any ideas? ====================================================== Michael J. Webb Administrative Assistant/IT Administrator Platte River Whooping Crane Maintenance Trust, Inc. 6611 W. Whooping Crane Dr. Wood River, NE 68883 Office (308) 384-4633 FAX (308) 384-7209 email Mike_Webb at WhoopingCrane.org www.whoopingcrane.org ======================================================