Question : MS Access Mapped Drive resolving to Full Path

Hi,

I have some databases that are linked and they are sitting on mapped drives to our file server.  If you look through the code it appears they always use the mapped drive file path (eg G:\), but if I move that directory structure to our DR file server and map the same drive, Access is looking for our production server, not the mapping.

So if at the office our shared drive (G:\) is mapped to the file server at \\FILE1\share\, then at DR we use the same letter but it points to \\FILE2\share\ but Access is looking for the linked shared code database in \\FILE1\share instead of G:\

I cannot find where windows or access is resolving the old server to.  I have searched the registry for the old server name and deleted any associations with it.  I have also searched the local drive of a DR workstation to see if any configuration files hold this, but no luck.

Full disclosure: I am a system/network admin, not the database programmer.  We are using XP/ Server 2003/ Access 2003

Answer : MS Access Mapped Drive resolving to Full Path

I am guessing then that common.mdb is used as a library in the apllication.
To get to it you need to open any module in design view.
Then choose Tools>references
See if it is selected there - it is likely to be marked as Missing.
If so, then deselect it and browse to the new location to find it again