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VBA / Excel / Access / Word » Access » Database Link 
Establishing a Link to an External Table
 
Sub LinkToDBase(strDirName As String, strTableName As String, _
   strAccessTable)
    Dim cat As ADOX.Catalog
    Dim tbl As ADOX.Table

    Set cat = New ADOX.Catalog
    cat.ActiveConnection = CurrentProject.Connection

    Set tbl = New ADOX.Table
    tbl.Name = strAccessTable
    Set tbl.ParentCatalog = cat

    tbl.Properties("Jet OLEDB:Create Link") = True
    tbl.Properties("Jet OLEDB:Link Datasource") = strDirName
    tbl.Properties("Jet OLEDB:Link Provider String") = "dBASE III;HDR=NO;IMEX=2;"
    tbl.Properties("Jet OLEDB:Remote Table Name") = strTableName

    cat.Tables.Append tbl
End Sub

 
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