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Article ID: 824159 - Last Review: March 28, 2007 - Revision: 2.1
Update query or delete query may not succeed in Access if the query reads data from a linked-text file
This article applies to either a Microsoft Access database (.mdb) file or to a Microsoft Access database (.accdb) file, and to a Microsoft Access project (.adp) file. Moderate: Requires basic macro, coding, and interoperability
skills.
SYMPTOMS
If you try to update a Microsoft Access table by using an
update query that reads data from a linked-text file, the update may fail and
you may receive the following error message:
Updating
data in a linked table is not supported by this
ISAM.
To determine the unique number that is associated with the message that you receive, press CTRL+SHIFT+I. The following number appears in the lower-right corner of this message:
If you try to update an Access table by using a delete query that reads data from a linked-text file, the deletion may fail and you may receive the
following error message:
Deleting data in a
linked table is not supported by this ISAM.
To determine the unique number that is associated with the message that you receive, press CTRL+SHIFT+I. The following number appears in the lower-right corner of this message:
WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, import the text file to the
Access database and then run the update query or run the delete
query.
REFERENCES
For more information about how to import a text file in Microsoft Office
Access 2003, click
Microsoft Office Access Help on the
Help menu, type
Import or link data and objects in the
Search for box in the Assistance pane, and then click
Start searching to view the topic.
For more information about how to import a text file in Microsoft Access
2002, click
Microsoft Access Help on the
Help menu, type
Import
or link data and objects in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click
Search to view the topics returned.
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Office Access 2007
- Microsoft Office Access 2003
- Microsoft Access 2002 Standard Edition
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