ACC2000: UseRemoteProvider Error Opening Page in Web Folder

ID: Q222454

The information in this article applies to:
Moderate: Requires basic macro, coding, and interoperability skills.


SYMPTOMS

When you open a data access page in a Web folder, you may receive the following error message:

The UseRemoteProvider property is supported only for pages saved to Web folders.


CAUSE

You opened the HTML file of the page through the Microsoft Access Open dialog box and the UseRemoteProvider property is set to True.


RESOLUTION

You can avoid this error message by opening the HTML file of the page in your browser or by opening the page through the shortcut in the Database window.


MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

  1. Open the sample database Northwind.mdb.


  2. Create a data page based on data from any table.


  3. On the View menu, click Properties, and then click the Data tab.


  4. On the Edit menu, click Select Page. Set the UseRemoteProvider property to True.


  5. Close and save the page to a Web folder.


  6. Close Northwind.mdb.


  7. On the File menu, click Open. Select the page that you created in step 5, and then click Open.


  8. On the View menu, click Page View.


Note that you receive the error message mentioned in the "Symptoms" section.

Additional query words: DAP pra 


Keywords          : kbdta AccDAP DAPProb 
Version           : WINDOWS:2000
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbbug

Last Reviewed: July 8, 1999