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Reattach and Refresh SQL Links

Reattach and Refresh SQL Links

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You often need to reattach or refresh links in Microsoft Access. This code refreshes all currently linked tables to sync the attached tables with the server, then remove “dbo_” from all attached SQL Server tables. The two table Def loops allow you to re-sync tables after “dbo_” is removed:

 Dim tbDef As TableDefDim db As DatabaseDim strDBLocation As StringOn Error Resume NextCommonDialog1.ShowOpenstrDBLocation = CommonDialog1.FileNameIf strDBLocation = "" Then	EndEnd IfSet db = OpenDatabase(strDBLocation)For Each tbDef In db.TableDefs	' Refresh table links		db.TableDefs(tbDef.Name).RefreshLinkNext tbDefFor Each tbDef In db.TableDefs' Remove all dbo_'s from tablesIf Left(tbDef.Name, 4) = "dbo_" Then	tbDef.Name = Mid(tbDef.Name, 5, Len(tbDef.Name) - 4)End IfNext tbDef
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