Error message when you use Access 2000: "The Microsoft Jet database engine cannot find the input table or query '<name>'" or "The record source '<name>' specified on this form or report does not exist" (208621)
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This article was previously published under Q208621 Moderate: Requires basic macro, coding, and interoperability skills.
For a Microsoft Access 2002 version of this article, see 287696.
SYMPTOMS
When you open or make a reference to a linked table in Microsoft Access, you may receive one of the following error messages:
The Microsoft Jet database engine cannot find the input table or query '<name>'. Make sure it exists and that its name is spelled correctly. The record source '<name>' specified on this form or report does not exist. Microsoft Access can't find the object '<name>.' Run-time error '7874': Microsoft Access can't find the object '<name>.' CAUSE
Microsoft Access could not find the linked table, or the external .mdb file
does not exist anymore or is in a different location. This error also
occurs when a deleted or renamed table is referenced on the Autolookup tab in Design view of a table.
RESOLUTION
To troubleshoot this situation, do the following:
- Check to ensure that the table or query exists. If it does not exist, you must remove all references to it from your application. Often, the RecordSource property of a form or report contains a reference to an object whose name has changed or an object that has been deleted.
- If the table of query exists, it is likely that there is a syntax or a spelling error in your reference to it. If so, correct the syntax or spelling in the reference.
- When you try to open a linked table, the file containing the table
isn't on the path that you specified when you linked it. If you have moved
the file, you can use the Linked Table Manager to update the link
information.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 6/20/2006 |
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| Keywords: | kberrmsg kbprb kbusage KB208621 |
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