ACC2000: "Import/Link Data on an FTP or HTTP Server" Help Topic Incorrect

ID: Q237590


The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Access 2000

Novice: Requires knowledge of the user interface on single-user computers.

This article applies to a Microsoft Access database (.mdb) and a Microsoft Access project (.adp).


SYMPTOMS

The Microsoft Access 2000 Help topic "Import or link (read-only) data on an FTP or HTTP Internet Server" incorrectly states that you can import or link data from a remote HTTP server.

If you try to follow the steps in the Help topic to import or link data from a remote FTP or HTTP server, you receive the following two error messages:

Either the Internet is very slow or there is some problem in the replication manager setup on the internet server machine
and
The wizard is unable to access information in the file <internet address>. Please check that the file exists and is in the correct format.


CAUSE

Microsoft Access 2000 does not support importing or linking data from a remote FTP or HTTP server.


RESOLUTION

Save the file or HTML page to your hard disk or Intranet site, and then import or link the file from there.


STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: pra

Keywords : kbdocerr kbdta WzImport
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug


Last Reviewed: October 14, 1999
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