The text file specification <name> does not exist, when using SQL IN statement to link to external MS Access database.

[LucasParker]

I am trying to use MS Access to query an MS Access database that is not the current database. I am using:

<code style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: Consolas, Menlo, Monaco, 'Lucida Console', 'Liberation Mono', 'DejaVu Sans Mono', 'Bitstream Vera Sans Mono', 'Courier New', monospace, serif; white-space: inherit; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">SELECT [tblA].[fieldA]
FROM [tblA]
IN "G:\path\databaseA.mdb" "Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;"
WHERE ((([tblA].[fieldA])="30000"));

</code>Running this query returns the error <code style="margin: 0px; padding: 1px 5px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: Consolas, Menlo, Monaco, 'Lucida Console', 'Liberation Mono', 'DejaVu Sans Mono', 'Bitstream Vera Sans Mono', 'Courier New', monospace, serif; white-space: pre-wrap; background: rgb(238, 238, 238);">Could not find installable ISAM.</code>

I thought the connect string might not be necessary when connecting to another MS Access database (extension .mdb) so I also tried:

<code style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: Consolas, Menlo, Monaco, 'Lucida Console', 'Liberation Mono', 'DejaVu Sans Mono', 'Bitstream Vera Sans Mono', 'Courier New', monospace, serif; white-space: inherit; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">SELECT [tblA].[fieldA]
FROM [tblA]
IN "G:\path\databaseA.mdb"
WHERE ((([tblA].[fieldA])="30000"));</code>

However, this returns the error "The text file specification <name> does not exist. You cannot import, export, or link using the specification."

Does anyone know a way around this?

Thank you for any help,

Lucas

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[Joe4]

Welcome to the Board!

One way is to create a linked table to the table in the other Access database. Then you can just use this linked table in a query just like you would any other Access table.

 

[LucasParker]

Welcome to the Board!

One way is to create a linked table to the table in the other Access database. Then you can just use this linked table in a query just like you would any other Access table.

Thanks Joe,

I am trying to do this without creating linked tables. I have to pull and append data from 5 different Access databases with over 10 tables in each database. I need to be able to do this repeatedly with different WHERE conditions each time. That is why I am trying to figure out how to do it with SQL.

Any ideas would be appreciated, as I am relatively new to Access.