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Asked: 2026-06-17T02:41:14+00:00

Got a simple question here to a problem that’s grown over time. I have

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Got a simple question here to a problem that’s grown over time. I have 50+ access databases each linked to a SQL 2000 server. I need to switch them over to SQL 2008, but I don’t want to just switch them, I’d like to have them point to a single source where I can adjust it later if the tables move from one server to another so I only have to make the change in one single configuration file rather than open each and every database which is a headache.

I tried to create a single access database then link to that but you can only link to other local tables in access databases, not to linked tables.

Any ideas on solving this problem so I can create a configuration file or single pass through somehow?

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  1. Editorial Team

    You can update links via code (notes http://wiki.lessthandot.com/index.php/Link_All_SQL_Server_Tables) and you can also use DSN or FileDSN, which would contain:

    [ODBC]
DRIVER=SQL Server
UID=User
AutoTranslate=No
DATABASE=Test
WSID=ComputerName
APP=Microsoft Office 2010
Trusted_Connection=Yes
SERVER=ComputerName\Instance
Description=test2

    FileDSN works well with pass-through queries as well, so you can just edit the contents. However, you would need to copy to a central location.

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