Using USB Intelligent Stick with laptop (Windows ME)

[bgormley]

I'm not sure what the problem is but I've been trying to transfer an Access
database to my Windows ME laptop from my desktop using a GE Intelligent Stick
USB device. I have Office 2000 installed on the laptop so it has Access 2000
on the laptop. So why can't I open the database when I try to? I keep getting
the message 'c:\ohiotraders_be.mdb' is not a valid path, etc. I've tried
opening it from the E drive (the external device) and also from the C drive,
where I've saved it.

Maybe someone will have an answer for this. I want to be able to take this
database on the road with me.

 

[Mart]

What size does Windows Explorer show the 'ohiotraders_be.mdb' file on the
memory stick to be?

Are you sure you've copied the actual 'ohiotraders_be.mdb' file - the
database - to your memory stick. From here, it sounds like you've only
copied the shortcut - hence it is attempting to look for the C: drive (the
C: drive of your 'other' computer!).

It shouldn't even be looking at a shortcut path as the 'new path' is your
memory stick and you should be looking at the .mdb file itself on the stick.

Mart


"bgormley" <bgormley@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1042FCF1-AD61-464D-B92E-F3130E93406F@microsoft.com...
> I'm not sure what the problem is but I've been trying to transfer an
> Access
> database to my Windows ME laptop from my desktop using a GE Intelligent
> Stick
> USB device. I have Office 2000 installed on the laptop so it has Access
> 2000
> on the laptop. So why can't I open the database when I try to? I keep
> getting
> the message 'c:\ohiotraders_be.mdb' is not a valid path, etc. I've tried
> opening it from the E drive (the external device) and also from the C
> drive,
> where I've saved it.
>
> Maybe someone will have an answer for this. I want to be able to take this
> database on the road with me.

 

[Melinda Chase]

Maybe I'm barking up the wrong tree here, but you say the database can't
find c:\ohiotraders_be.mdb
Is it possible that the database you have copied is the "front end" of the
database and it's looking for the "back end" of the database? The _be
designation is usually applied to the back end when Access's Database
Splitter utility is used. The front end of a database is where the forms,
reports and queries are stored, while the tables are stored in the back end.
You might have to copy ohiotraders_be.mdb to the c: drive before you'll be
able to use the database.
HTH,
Melinda


"bgormley" <bgormley@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1042FCF1-AD61-464D-B92E-F3130E93406F@microsoft.com...
> I'm not sure what the problem is but I've been trying to transfer an
> Access
> database to my Windows ME laptop from my desktop using a GE Intelligent
> Stick
> USB device. I have Office 2000 installed on the laptop so it has Access
> 2000
> on the laptop. So why can't I open the database when I try to? I keep
> getting
> the message 'c:\ohiotraders_be.mdb' is not a valid path, etc. I've tried
> opening it from the E drive (the external device) and also from the C
> drive,
> where I've saved it.
>
> Maybe someone will have an answer for this. I want to be able to take this
> database on the road with me.

 

[Mart]

Hi Melinda, I think you're definitely up the right tree. I'd forgotten about
splitting a database and I'm sure that your explanation is the correct one.

Mart


"Melinda Chase" <mNOSPAMchase@hammonMUNGEtree-engineers.com> wrote in
message news:uZVNT8VyHHA.5856@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Maybe I'm barking up the wrong tree here, but you say the database can't
> find c:\ohiotraders_be.mdb
> Is it possible that the database you have copied is the "front end" of the
> database and it's looking for the "back end" of the database? The _be
> designation is usually applied to the back end when Access's Database
> Splitter utility is used. The front end of a database is where the forms,
> reports and queries are stored, while the tables are stored in the back
> end. You might have to copy ohiotraders_be.mdb to the c: drive before
> you'll be able to use the database.
> HTH,
> Melinda
>
>
> "bgormley" <bgormley@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:1042FCF1-AD61-464D-B92E-F3130E93406F@microsoft.com...
>> I'm not sure what the problem is but I've been trying to transfer an
>> Access
>> database to my Windows ME laptop from my desktop using a GE Intelligent
>> Stick
>> USB device. I have Office 2000 installed on the laptop so it has Access
>> 2000
>> on the laptop. So why can't I open the database when I try to? I keep
>> getting
>> the message 'c:\ohiotraders_be.mdb' is not a valid path, etc. I've tried
>> opening it from the E drive (the external device) and also from the C
>> drive,
>> where I've saved it.
>>
>> Maybe someone will have an answer for this. I want to be able to take
>> this
>> database on the road with me.
>
>