Microsoft KB Archive/124239

= ACC2: "Couldn't Find Object ''" with SQL Server Table =

Article ID: 124239

Article Last Modified on 11/6/2000

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Access 2.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q124239





SYMPTOMS
Advanced: Requires expert coding, interoperability, and multiuser skills.

When you try to link (attach) a SQL Server table, you may receive the following error message:

Couldn't find object ' '



CAUSE
This problem occurs only if you have installed the Microsoft Access version 2.0 Service Pack. This problem is caused by the Microsoft SQL Server ODBC driver, but occurs only if you are using the Microsoft Jet database engine version 2.5, which is installed with the Service Pack. The problem with the SQL Server driver causes the Microsoft Jet database engine version 2.5 to be unable to link (attach) any table with a name with the following pattern:   (number of non-underscore characters in table name) + ((number of   underscores in table name) x 3) >= 33 Therefore, you can link a table with the name   a_bceghi_jklopq_stuv_x24 but you cannot link a table with the name:   a_bcdeghi_jklopq_stuv_x25



RESOLUTION
To work around this problem, rename the table so that it does not have a name matching the pattern described in the "Cause" section. Or, create a SQL Server view based on the table and then link the view. For example, you could use the following sample SQL statement to create a view:   create view AbcDefGhiJklMnoPqr as  select * from abc_def_ghi_jkl_mno_pqr; You could then link the view instead of linking the table. In order to update the view, you would need to create an index specification on the view, as in the following example:   create unique index Index1 on _AbcDefGhiJklMnoPqr (field1) For more information about this type of index, please see the Microsoft Access "User's Guide," version 2.0, Chapter 9, "Importing, Exporting, and Attaching," page 169.



STATUS
This problem no longer occurs with the ODBC SQL Server driver that ships with Microsoft Access 7.0 or 97 and SQL Server 6.x.

