Thanks John, I'll check it out.
Much appreciated.
Marc
"John Nurick" wrote:
[Quoted Text] > Hi Saxy,
>
> The author of the database could well have removed the "Get External
> Data" option from the File menu. Read up in Help on customizing toolbars
> (the menu bar is just a special toolbar) and you should be able to
> restore it.
>
> Warning: the author may have had a good reason for removing the command.
> Work on a spare copy of the database, and after you've restored the
> command test thoroughly to make certain there are no bad side-effects of
> importing data _before_ you rely on it!
>
> On Mon, 24 Jul 2006 19:21:01 -0700, Saxy
> <Saxy[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> >The "get external data" option disappears when i open a particular database.
> >Is this something that is written into the database? (ie. to prevent people
> >from importing data). if so, can it be removed? if not, what could be causing
> >this? I have full read write acces to the database and can enter data
> >manually without a problem.
> >
> >Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
> >
> >Thanks in anticipation.
>
> --
> John Nurick [Microsoft Access MVP]
>
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