"AccessIM" <Acces***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:73FB72FF-CDBB-4365-9F70-AD65356598AB@microsoft.com...
> Hi All-
>
> I have read through some of the older threads regarding the issue I am
> having but it seems like I have the shortcut correct and the 2007 users
> still
> cannot view the database.  Here is the situation:
>
> I am working in Access 2003 and created a secured database in this
> program.
> I then put a link to the location of the secured database shortcut on an
> SharePoint site so that users in different divisions within my company
> could
> access the database.
>
> Everything works like a charm for the majority of the users but there is
> one
> division who has been upgraded to Office 2007.  The users in this division
> cannot view the database.  When they click the link to the shortcut,
> nothing
> happens.
>
> I have read that you can open Access 2003 databases in Access 2007 so I am
> assuming (and from threads) that the problem lies with the the shortcut.
>
> The following path is in the target field of the shortcut:
>     "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\
>          MSACCESS.EXE"  "M:\Apps\Database\SharePoint Databases\Booked
>          Orders\Booked Orders DB 48.mdb" /WRKGRP
>          "M:\Apps\Database\SharePoint Databases\Booked
> Orders\Security.mdw"
>
> The following path is in the Start In field:
>     "M:\Apps\Database\SharePoint Databases\Booked Orders\"
>
> Another fact that might be worth mentioning is that we are a blade system
> not regular PCs.
>
> Any suggestions to help me to get these 2007 users to be able to open the
> database would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thank you in advance.

"Douglas J. Steele" wrote:

> Sorry, I don't have Access 2007 installed on this machine, but I would
> expect that the executable would be
>
> "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE12\MSACCESS.EXE"
>
> --
> Doug Steele, Microsoft Access MVP
> http://I.Am/DougSteele
> (no private e-mails, please)
>
>
> "AccessIM" <Acces***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:73FB72FF-CDBB-4365-9F70-AD65356598AB@microsoft.com...
> > Hi All-
> >
> > I have read through some of the older threads regarding the issue I am
> > having but it seems like I have the shortcut correct and the 2007 users
> > still
> > cannot view the database.  Here is the situation:
> >
> > I am working in Access 2003 and created a secured database in this
> > program.
> > I then put a link to the location of the secured database shortcut on an
> > SharePoint site so that users in different divisions within my company
> > could
> > access the database.
> >
> > Everything works like a charm for the majority of the users but there is
> > one
> > division who has been upgraded to Office 2007.  The users in this division
> > cannot view the database.  When they click the link to the shortcut,
> > nothing
> > happens.
> >
> > I have read that you can open Access 2003 databases in Access 2007 so I am
> > assuming (and from threads) that the problem lies with the the shortcut.
> >
> > The following path is in the target field of the shortcut:
> >     "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\
> >          MSACCESS.EXE"  "M:\Apps\Database\SharePoint Databases\Booked
> >          Orders\Booked Orders DB 48.mdb" /WRKGRP
> >          "M:\Apps\Database\SharePoint Databases\Booked
> > Orders\Security.mdw"
> >
> > The following path is in the Start In field:
> >     "M:\Apps\Database\SharePoint Databases\Booked Orders\"
> >
> > Another fact that might be worth mentioning is that we are a blade system
> > not regular PCs.
> >
> > Any suggestions to help me to get these 2007 users to be able to open the
> > database would be greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Thank you in advance.
>
>
>