> 5) One trick I learned is that Access does not refresh any ODBC properties > except for the server name when you Refresh Linked Tables and Choose a > different location. To change other settings you have to delete the linked > table and relink it. Hello, I know so You can use addin for Access, linked tables manager which can refresh information about tables without delete links. regards Pavel Stehule ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 4: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster