ACC1x: Using TransferDatabase Macro to Attach to SQL Server Data

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SUMMARY

This article describes how to use the TransferDatabase macro action to attach data in backend SQL tables.


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You can use the TransferDatabase macro action to import from, export to, or attach an external data source. This article describes how to attach data in a SQL Server table.

When you create a macro that uses the TransferDatabase macro action, you need to supply the following macro-specific arguments: 


 Transfer Type:  For this type of transfer, choose ATTACH.

 Database Type:  This is the type of the external database source that
                 is being attached. In this case, select <SQL DATABASE>.

 Database Name:  With SQL Server, a connect string supplies the
                 necessary information.

 Object Type:    The type of object being attached in this case is a
                 TABLE.

 Source:         The name of the table in the SQL Server table goes
                 here.

 Destination:    This is the name of the table as it is seen in the
                 Microsoft Access Database window.

 Structure Only: Depends on whether the data should be attached, also.
                 In most cases (as well as this case) this should be
                 NO.


The connect string (Database Name) is a string of items or parameters that defines the remote data source and the user's identification. The connect string includes the following items: 


 DATA SOURCE NAME (DSN):        The name of the SQL Server computer.

 DATABASE QUALIFIER (DATABASE): The name of the SQL Server database.

 WORKSTATION ID (WSID):         The name of the workstation that is making
                                the connection (optional).

 USER ID (UID):                 The login id*.

 PASSWORD (PWD):                The user password*.


* This item is optional within the connect string. If it is not present, the system will prompt the user with a dialog box to enter this information at the time the macro is executed. Note that password information is case sensitive in SQL Server.

The following is a sample connect string to SQL Server. Note that it begins with "ODBC", which tells the system that it will use the ODBC driver (as opposed to an installable ISAM driver): 


   ODBC;DSN=ServerX;Database=Pubs;WSID=wrkstn1;UID=JohnDoe;PWD=MARCH


This string would be placed in the Database Name argument of the TransferDatabase action. 


Keywords          : kbusage OdbcOthr 
Version           : 1.0 1.1
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbhowto

Last Reviewed: March 10, 1999