I understand I have misapplied pieces of your code (page 189) in some
manner... and must still be doing that with the error trap I attempted to
add....

When I tried the code below within "LinkTableDAO", even when the database
is attached I get an error resulting in a Quit... if I take out the error
trap and the database is attached, it all works just fine.

In addition, I did post to 2 Access newsgroups with no response, then after
looking into BOL regarding SQLSTATE errors and ODBC connections, I did feel
the topic was at least somewhat relevant to 2 sql newsgroups (programming
with SQL and ODBC), my intention is certainly not to spam these fine
newsgroups.

' Append to the database's TableDefs collection
'IF SQL SERVER DB NOT ATTACHED - THEN ERROR OCCURS HERE
On Error GoTo ErrHandle
db.TableDefs.Append tdf

db.Close

ErrHandle:
Quit

Best Regards


"Mary Chipman" <mchip@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:ua3ki09utajdj3km4fhm62np3ijrek91jh@4ax.com...
> You need to implement "On Error Goto..." error handling in your code.
> See the VBA help files for more information, or post on the
> Access.programming newsgroups.
>
> --Mary
>
> On Mon, 23 Aug 2004 10:04:54 -0400, "rob" <rwc1960@bellsouth.net>
> wrote:
>
> >Please excuse if you feel this is posted in wrong group (I have posted in
> >Access groups as well)... I do know there is at least some some
cross-over
> >base here that may help...
> >
> >I am trying to establish links from Ms Access to tables in a SQL server
> >database. There is an Access table (tblLinkMaster) that contain all the
> >required linkage information. If
> >the database is attached and the network connection is good, the code
below
> >works fine and all is
> >well with the world.
> >
> >However, when I detach the database and test to see what the user would
see,
> >I get... Connection failed: SQLSTATE:'08004' SQL Server Error: 4060
Server
> >rejected the
> >connection; Access to selected databse has been denied. If I then click
OK
> >and cancel, the program errors
> >out in a messy manner.
> >
> >(Program stops HERE
> >' Then get new link info
> > db1.Execute ("qapptblLinkTable"))
> >
> >If the database is not available, I would prefer that the whole procedure
> >stop and exit gracefully.
> >
> >Any Ideas on how this can be error trapped nicely ?
> >
> >Thanks !
> >
> >
> >Function GetMasterLinkData()
> >' Based on Data in Local table (entered via form) - tblLinkMaster /
> >qrytblLinkMaster
> > Dim db1 As DAO.Database
> > Dim rs1 As DAO.Recordset
> > Set db1 = CurrentDb()
> > Set rs1 = db1.OpenRecordset("qrytblLinkMaster")
> >
> > Dim strLinkName As String
> > Dim strDBName As String
> > Dim strTableName As String
> > Dim strDSNname As String
> > Dim strServerName As String
> >
> > rs1.MoveFirst
> > If IsNull(rs1!LinkName) Or rs1!LinkName = "" Or _
> > IsNull(rs1!DatabaseName) Or rs1!DatabaseName = "" Or _
> > IsNull(rs1!TableName) Or rs1!TableName = "" Or _
> > IsNull(rs1!ServerName) Or rs1!ServerName = "" Then
> > MsgBox ("The Initial Set-up Infromation Is Incomplete - Please
contact
> >an Administrator")
> > Exit Function
> > Else
> > strLinkName = rs1!LinkName
> > strDBName = rs1!DatabaseName
> > strTableName = rs1!TableName
> > strDSNname = ""
> > strServerName = rs1!ServerName
> > Call LinkTableDAO(strLinkName, strDBName, strTableName, strDSNname,
> >strServerName)
> >
> > End If
> >
> > ' Now remove previous link info
> > db1.Execute ("DELETE from tblLinkTable")
> >
> > ' Then get new link info
> > db1.Execute ("qapptblLinkTable")
> >
> > rs1.Close
> > Set rs1 = Nothing
> > db1.Close
> > Set db1 = Nothing
> >
> >End Function
> >
> >
> >Public Function LinkTableDAO(strLinkName As String, strDBName As String,
> >strTableName As String,
> >
> >strDSNname As String, strServerName As String)
> >
> > Dim db As DAO.Database
> > Dim tdf As DAO.TableDef
> >
> > On Error Resume Next
> > Set db = CurrentDb
> > ' if link pre-exists, then delete it
> > Set tdf = db.TableDefs(strLinkName)
> > If Err.Number = 0 Then
> > ' Found an existing tabledef
> > db.TableDefs.Delete strLinkName
> > db.TableDefs.Refresh
> > Else
> > ' No existing tabledef
> > ' Ignore error and reset
> > Err.Clear
> > End If
> >
> > ' Create a new TableDef object
> > Set tdf = db.CreateTableDef(strLinkName)
> > ' set connect and source table table name prperties to establish link
> > tdf.Connect = "ODBC;Driver={SQL Server};Server=" & strServerName &
> >";Database=" & strDBName &
> >
> >";Trusted_Connection=Yes"
> > tdf.SourceTableName = strTableName
> >
> > ' Append to the database's TableDefs collection
> > ' IF SQL SERVER DB NOT ATTACHED - THEN ERROR OCCURS HERE
> > db.TableDefs.Append tdf
> >
> >db.Close
> >
> >End Function
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>