Microsoft KB Archive/141616

= ACC: "Couldn't Find Input Table or Query '' " Error Message =

Article ID: 141616

Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Access 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Access 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q141616



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



SYMPTOMS
When you open or make a reference to a linked table in Microsoft Access 7.0 or 97, you may receive the following error message:

Couldn't find input table or query ''

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Couldn't find file ' \ '



CAUSE
Microsoft Access could not find the linked table, or the external .mdb file does not exist anymore or is in a different location. This error also occurs when a deleted or renamed table is referenced on the Autolookup tab in Design view of a table.



RESOLUTION
To troubleshoot this situation, follow these steps:


 * 1) Check to ensure that the table or query exists. If it does not exist, you must remove all references to it from your application. Often, the RecordSource property of a form or report contains a reference to an object whose name has changed or has been deleted.
 * 2) If the table of query exists, then it is likely that there is a syntax or spelling error in your reference to it.
 * 3) When you try to open a linked table, the file containing the table isn't on the path you specified when you linked it. If you have moved the file, you can use the Linked Table Manager to update the link information.

NOTE: Linked tables were referred to as Attached tables in Microsoft Access 2.0 or earlier.

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