this is what I remember Ray I just don't remember it being so complex looking. here's my situation. I have ODBC tables all connected to the same source DB and I have the individual worksheets in the Excel workbook that is refreshed daily. I could probably get by with not having the ODBC tables refresh but definitely need the linked worksheet tables updated. there's no front end or back end to this thing so no worries in that regard. would you recommend I try to chop this code up to fit what I'm doing? /g -----Original Message----- From: Ray Blake [mailto:ray@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: Friday, July 09, 2004 09:30 AM To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [mso] Re: Access Glenda, This may be what you're after: http://www.mvps.org/access/tables/tbl0009.htm Ray ------------------------------------ GR Business Process Solutions Ray Blake Head of Software Design ray@xxxxxxxxx Braedon Newell Road Hemel Hempstead Herts HP3 9PD tel: 01442 396518 fax: 01442 389353 www.grbps.com ------------------------------------ -----Original Message----- From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Glenda Wells Sent: 09 July 2004 14:14 To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [mso] Access Is there a way to automatically refresh linked tables? I have a DB linked to an Excel worksheet that is updated daily. I need the DB to reflect the current data so I use the linked table manager but I'd like to automate the process. thanks. /g ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the subject line. Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. This will also allow you to change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to use the files section for sharing files with the group, send a request to mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an invitation with instructions. Once you are a member of the files group, you can go here to upload/download files: http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles ************************************************************* _____ =20 << ella for Spam Control >> has removed 11337 Spam messages and set aside 0 Newsletters for me You can use it too - and it's FREE! www.ellaforspam.com=09 ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the subject line. Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. This will also allow you to change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to use the files section for sharing files with the group, send a request to mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an invitation with instructions. Once you are a member of the files group, you can go here to upload/download files: http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles *************************************************************