ACC2000: Hyperlink Starts New Access or Internet Explorer Instance

ID: Q208198

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Access 2000

Novice: Requires knowledge of the user interface on single-user computers.

SUMMARY

When you click a hyperlink that opens a Microsoft Access database or an Internet Web page, a new instance of Access or Internet Explorer starts, even if one is already started on your computer.

MORE INFORMATION

Hyperlinks to Microsoft Access Objects

Each time that you click a hyperlink to a database object, Access checks to see if that database is open on your computer. If the database is open, the object is displayed in the open database. If the database is not open, a new instance of Access is started to open the database and to display the object.

NOTE: If you follow a link to a database object, and that database is opened exclusively by another user, a new instance of Access starts and tries to open the database. When it fails, you receive the error message:

Couldn't use '<Database Name>'; file already in use.

Then you must manually close the second instance of Access.

Hyperlinks to Internet Web Pages

Each hyperlink that contains a World Wide Web or intranet address opens a separate instance of your Web browser. To improve performance and to preserve system resources, quit your Web browser after each use before you click another Internet/intranet hyperlink in Access.

Hyperlinks to Other Objects

If you create hyperlinks to other documents, such as Microsoft Word or Excel files, when you click the link, the application starts and opens the document. If you link to another document in the same application, the document opens as a separate window in the currently running instance of that application. This rule applies to multiple-document interface (MDI) applications only; that is, those applications which support opening multiple documents in the same instance of the program.

REFERENCES

For more information about hyperlinks, click Microsoft Access Help on the Help menu, type "Hyperlink fields" in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topics returned.

Additional query words:


Keywords          : GnlOthr IntLink 
Version           : WINDOWS:2000
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbinfo

Last Reviewed: May 13, 1999