Using USB Intelligent Stick with laptop (Windows ME)

I'm not sure what the problem is but I've been trying to transfer an Access
database to my Windows ME laptop from my desktop using a GE Intelligent Stick
USB device. I have Office 2000 installed on the laptop so it has Access 2000
on the laptop. So why can't I open the database when I try to? I keep getting
the message 'c:\ohiotraders_be.mdb' is not a valid path, etc. I've tried
opening it from the E drive (the external device) and also from the C drive,
where I've saved it.

Maybe someone will have an answer for this. I want to be able to take this
database on the road with me.

Mart
Wed Jul 18 10:30:16 CDT 2007

What size does Windows Explorer show the 'ohiotraders_be.mdb' file on the
memory stick to be?

Are you sure you've copied the actual 'ohiotraders_be.mdb' file - the
database - to your memory stick. From here, it sounds like you've only
copied the shortcut - hence it is attempting to look for the C: drive (the
C: drive of your 'other' computer!).

It shouldn't even be looking at a shortcut path as the 'new path' is your
memory stick and you should be looking at the .mdb file itself on the stick.

Mart


"bgormley" <bgormley@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1042FCF1-AD61-464D-B92E-F3130E93406F@microsoft.com...
> I'm not sure what the problem is but I've been trying to transfer an
> Access
> database to my Windows ME laptop from my desktop using a GE Intelligent
> Stick
> USB device. I have Office 2000 installed on the laptop so it has Access
> 2000
> on the laptop. So why can't I open the database when I try to? I keep
> getting
> the message 'c:\ohiotraders_be.mdb' is not a valid path, etc. I've tried
> opening it from the E drive (the external device) and also from the C
> drive,
> where I've saved it.
>
> Maybe someone will have an answer for this. I want to be able to take this
> database on the road with me.

Melinda
Wed Jul 18 12:16:01 CDT 2007

Maybe I'm barking up the wrong tree here, but you say the database can't
find c:\ohiotraders_be.mdb
Is it possible that the database you have copied is the "front end" of the
database and it's looking for the "back end" of the database? The _be
designation is usually applied to the back end when Access's Database
Splitter utility is used. The front end of a database is where the forms,
reports and queries are stored, while the tables are stored in the back end.
You might have to copy ohiotraders_be.mdb to the c: drive before you'll be
able to use the database.
HTH,
Melinda


"bgormley" <bgormley@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1042FCF1-AD61-464D-B92E-F3130E93406F@microsoft.com...
> I'm not sure what the problem is but I've been trying to transfer an
> Access
> database to my Windows ME laptop from my desktop using a GE Intelligent
> Stick
> USB device. I have Office 2000 installed on the laptop so it has Access
> 2000
> on the laptop. So why can't I open the database when I try to? I keep
> getting
> the message 'c:\ohiotraders_be.mdb' is not a valid path, etc. I've tried
> opening it from the E drive (the external device) and also from the C
> drive,
> where I've saved it.
>
> Maybe someone will have an answer for this. I want to be able to take this
> database on the road with me.

Mart
Wed Jul 18 13:54:24 CDT 2007

Hi Melinda, I think you're definitely up the right tree. I'd forgotten about
splitting a database and I'm sure that your explanation is the correct one.

Mart


"Melinda Chase" <mNOSPAMchase@hammonMUNGEtree-engineers.com> wrote in
message news:uZVNT8VyHHA.5856@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Maybe I'm barking up the wrong tree here, but you say the database can't
> find c:\ohiotraders_be.mdb
> Is it possible that the database you have copied is the "front end" of the
> database and it's looking for the "back end" of the database? The _be
> designation is usually applied to the back end when Access's Database
> Splitter utility is used. The front end of a database is where the forms,
> reports and queries are stored, while the tables are stored in the back
> end. You might have to copy ohiotraders_be.mdb to the c: drive before
> you'll be able to use the database.
> HTH,
> Melinda
>
>
> "bgormley" <bgormley@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:1042FCF1-AD61-464D-B92E-F3130E93406F@microsoft.com...
>> I'm not sure what the problem is but I've been trying to transfer an
>> Access
>> database to my Windows ME laptop from my desktop using a GE Intelligent
>> Stick
>> USB device. I have Office 2000 installed on the laptop so it has Access
>> 2000
>> on the laptop. So why can't I open the database when I try to? I keep
>> getting
>> the message 'c:\ohiotraders_be.mdb' is not a valid path, etc. I've tried
>> opening it from the E drive (the external device) and also from the C
>> drive,
>> where I've saved it.
>>
>> Maybe someone will have an answer for this. I want to be able to take
>> this
>> database on the road with me.
>
>