No MSYSMacros in System Table List for MS Access Database (114991)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Excel for Windows 95
- Microsoft Excel for Windows 5.0
- Microsoft Query
This article was previously published under Q114991 SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Query, when you create a new data source, and you use
the Access Data ODBC driver, the MSYSMACROS system table is not added
when you display the system tables for this data source.
CAUSE
The MSYSMACROS system table is not created when you use the Access
Data ODBC driver to create a new data source, because you cannot
create macros using ODBC; therefore, this table is not required.
WORKAROUND
To add the MSYSMACROS system table to a Microsoft Access data source
that you created in Microsoft Query, open the database in Microsoft
Access and create a macro. The MSYSMACROS system table is then
displayed in the Add Tables dialog box when you select the System
Tables check box for the database in Microsoft Query.
MORE INFORMATION
A system table is a table that contains information about the
structure of a database. A Microsoft Access database has six default
system tables; MSYSACES, MSYSCOLUMNS, MSYSINDEXES, MSYSOBJECTS,
MSYSQUERIES, and MSYSMACROS. When you use a Microsoft Access database
in Microsoft Query, and you select the System Tables check box in the
Table Options dialog box, each of these tables appears in the Add
Tables dialog box. However, when you create a new data source, and
you use the Access Data ODBC driver, the MSYSMACROS system table is
not added when you display the system tables for this data source.
REFERENCES
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Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 8/15/2005 |
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Keywords: | KB114991 |
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