how to export odbc information from access 2010

Anonymous
2012-02-17T17:33:20+00:00

Is there a way to export linked information in access 2010.  For instance the odbc, server& database names associated with each table?  I found the documenter but that is only for one table and is a mess in excel.

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Anonymous
2012-02-20T05:56:32+00:00

Please post the SQL view of the recordsource of the form and the rowsources of the four combo boxes.

The relationship DOESN'T ACTUALLY MATTER at this point. You do need the relationships, but they won't affect how the form works!

My idea was that you would have tblTablenames with fields (I don't remember and can't scroll back to see them) for AccessDatabaseID, ODBCID, SQLDatabaseID and ServerID, as the Recordsource for your form; the form would not have ANY other tables involved at all. It would have a textbox for the table name and four combo boxes, based on the appropriate tables (AccessDatabases, ODBC, SQLDatabases, Servers) and bound to those four ID fields. You would type in the tablename, and then select the appropriate choices from the four combo boxes. Then you'ld move to the next tablename, and so on.

I haven't any trace of a clue what you mean by "it doesn't work... it shows four records at the bottom".

Again: If you're basing the Form on this multitable query, DON'T. That's not how relationships work, that's not how forms work!!!!

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Anonymous
2012-02-20T04:33:26+00:00

Add fields AccessdbID, ODBCID, SQLdbID and ServerID to tblTableName.

You can then use a Form with combo boxes bound to those fields, based on your database, odbc and SQLdb and Server tables.

It's not quite normalized but a) I think it will meet your current needs and it will be quick and b) it can be used to populate normalized tables if you need to move there.

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  1. Anonymous
    2012-02-20T18:05:26+00:00

    Please contact me offline at jvinson <at> wysard of info <dot> com. I think it would be more productive to talk you through this on the phone or set up a GoToMeeting session so I could see your screen.

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  2. Anonymous
    2012-02-20T17:57:18+00:00

    OK i took off making them a primary...then no error...but it isn't saving the data to the individual tables?  When i click through it isn't populating the fields.  I think they should be primary but why the error when they were? I'm trying to communicate ..I'm so sorry.

    Let start here should the primary keys for each table that i added to table name be a primary key in the table ...tbltablename

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  3. Anonymous
    2012-02-20T17:56:18+00:00

    Tablename should have an Autonumber primary key and it should not be displayed on the form (well, you can, but it's pretty useless information) and it should not be something you edit.

    NONE of the other fields should be the primary key nor part of the primary key.

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