ACC97: "Microsoft Access can't follow the hyperlink..." Error

• Microsoft Access 97

SYMPTOMS

Moderate: Requires basic macro, coding, and interoperability skills.

When you click a hyperlink, you may receive the following error message:

   Microsoft Access can't follow the hyperlink to <Hyperlink Name>.

   Please verify the destination.

CAUSE

You have a valid Hyperlink Base property set in the Database Properties dialog box, but the "Link to file or URL" property of your hyperlink is blank.

RESOLUTION

Type a valid file in the "Link to file or URL" property of the hyperlink.

MORE INFORMATION

When you leave the "Link to file or URL" property of a hyperlink blank, Microsoft Access assumes the hyperlink is a link to another object inside the database. So even though you have a valid Hyperlink Base property set, the hyperlink will not jump to the address specified in the Hyperlink Base property.

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

1. Open the sample database Northwind.mdb.

2. On the File menu, click Database Properties.

3. In the Hyperlink Base text box, type the following Web address, and click OK.

         http://www.microsoft.com/
   

4. Create a blank form.

5. On the Insert menu, click Hyperlink.

6. In the Insert Hyperlink dialog box, type the following text in the Named Location In File box, and click OK:

         BlankLink
   

7. Open the form in Form View, and click the BlankLink link.

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