Question : Access VBA ODBC Connection

Hi

I have an Access database and want to create an ODBC connection to it.
What is the easiest way to do this? I have never done one before

Answer : Access VBA ODBC Connection

see this link for reeference
http://www.carlprothman.net/Default.aspx?tabid=90#ODBCDriverForAccess


    * ODBC Driver for Access

For Standard Security:

oConn.Open "Driver={Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb)};" & _
           "Dbq=c:\somepath\mydb.mdb;"

If you are using a Workgroup (System database):

oConn.Open "Driver={Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb)};" & _
           "Dbq=c:\somepath\mydb.mdb;" & _
           "SystemDB=c:\somepath\mydb.mdw;", _
           "myUsername", "myPassword"
 

If want to open up the MDB exclusively

oConn.Open "Driver={Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb)};" & _
           "Dbq=c:\somepath\mydb.mdb;" & _
           "Exclusive=1;"  

If MDB is located on a Network Share

oConn.Open "Driver={Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb)};" & _
           "Dbq=\\myServer\myShare\myPath\myDb.mdb;"  

If MDB is located on a remote machine

- Call an XML Web Service that contains data access web methods for MDB
- Or upgrade to SQL Server and use an IP connection string

If you don't know the path to the MDB (using ASP)

<%  ' ASP server-side code
oConn.Open "Driver={Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb)};" & _
           "Dbq=" & Server.MapPath(".") & "\db\myDb.mdb;"
%>

Make sure the Web identity has read/write permissions to the directory
the MDB is located in. e.g. "db" would need the read/write permissions.

If you don't know the path to the MDB (using VB)

oConn.Open "Driver={Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb)};" & _
           "Dbq=" & App.Path & "\myDb.mdb;"

This assumes the MDB is in the same directory where the application is running.