ACC2000: Linked FoxPro Icon Dimmed (Gray) in Converted Database

ID: Q200393

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


SYMPTOMS

If you convert to Microsoft Access 2000 an Access database created in an earlier version that has a linked Microsoft FoxPro table, the icon of the table is dimmed. Also, if you try to open the table, you receive the following error message:

Can't find installable ISAM.


CAUSE

The Microsoft FoxPro ISAM driver is no longer included with Microsoft Access.


RESOLUTION

  1. In Control Panel, open the ODBC Data Sources (32-bit) tool and add a new ODBC Data Source for your FoxPro table(s) using the Microsoft Visual FoxPro driver.


  2. In Access, delete the linked FoxPro table.


  3. On the File menu, click Get External Data and then click Linked Tables.


  4. In the Link dialog box, in the Files of Type box, click ODBC databases().


  5. In the Select Data Source dialog box, select your FoxPro data source, and click OK.


  6. If you have a free table directory, you need to choose the table you want.



STATUS

Access to FoxPro data via the Microsoft Jet database engine was provided in earlier versions of Microsoft Access and earlier versions of the Microsoft Jet database engine. However, with Access 2000, access to Microsoft FoxPro data is possible only through the Microsoft Visual FoxPro ODBC driver. Access to FoxPro data through the Microsoft Jet database engine is no longer supported.


MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

  1. In Access 2000, open and convert a database created in an earlier version of Access that has a linked Microsoft FoxPro table.


  2. Double-click the icon for the FoxPro table.

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



REFERENCES

For more information about setting up ODBC data sources, click Microsoft Access Help on the Help menu, type "setup up ODBC data source" in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topics returned.

Additional query words: prb 


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

Last Reviewed: May 13, 1999