ACC2000: "Microsoft Access can't follow the hyperlink..." Error Message

ID: Q198452

The information in this article applies to:

SYMPTOMS

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

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

Unable to open BlankLink.
The Internet site reports that the item you requested could not be found. (HTTP/1.0 404)


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 setting.

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 then click OK.


    4. http://www.microsoft.com/
  4. Create a new blank form.


  5. On the Insert menu, click Hyperlink.


  6. In the Insert Hyperlink dialog box, type the following text in the "Type the file or Web page name" box, and then click OK:


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

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


Additional query words: prb 


Keywords          : kbdta IntLink 
Version           : WINDOWS:2000
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: July 15, 1999