I posted this previously but have not received any advice. Can someone let
me know if I have worded it badly so no-one knows what I mean or if it's not
possible to import data from an Access database which has had user-level
security applied, or should I be posting this in the Access dislcussion
group, even though the problem is in Excel...........

I have a spreadsheet which refreshes from data in an Access database.

I have had to put user level security in the database & now the link to it
has stopped working, it says I do not have access.

I assume I have to change something in the OLE DB Query, I have tried
putting the File name (including the path) after the System Database but it
still does not seem to work. I have tried various passwords but nothing seems
to refresh the data.

There will be a few users who will need to refresh information, they all
have their own passwords to access the database.

Can someone please help me

Thanks

Sharon

Sharon

I am having exactly the same problem and have posted mine in the Access
area. As far as I know, if you go into Permissions of the database and allow
the ADMIN user to administer the database, then the link between access and
excel is restored. The problem with this is, there is then no security on the
database as anyone can just open up the MDB file without a password.

I am trying to get round this myself as I do not want to use the ADMIN user
at all in Access. Hope both our posts get answered!

"Sharon A" wrote:

I posted this previously but have not received any advice. Can someone let
me know if I have worded it badly so no-one knows what I mean or if it's not
possible to import data from an Access database which has had user-level
security applied, or should I be posting this in the Access dislcussion
group, even though the problem is in Excel...........

I have a spreadsheet which refreshes from data in an Access database.

I have had to put user level security in the database & now the link to it
has stopped working, it says I do not have access.

I assume I have to change something in the OLE DB Query, I have tried
putting the File name (including the path) after the System Database but it
still does not seem to work. I have tried various passwords but nothing seems
to refresh the data.

There will be a few users who will need to refresh information, they all
have their own passwords to access the database.

Can someone please help me

Thanks

Sharon

I'll try permissions as a temporary measure, but I don't want to allow anyone
access to the database either. Thanks for the info

"baconroll" wrote:

Sharon

I am having exactly the same problem and have posted mine in the Access
area. As far as I know, if you go into Permissions of the database and allow
the ADMIN user to administer the database, then the link between access and
excel is restored. The problem with this is, there is then no security on the
database as anyone can just open up the MDB file without a password.

I am trying to get round this myself as I do not want to use the ADMIN user
at all in Access. Hope both our posts get answered!

"Sharon A" wrote:

I posted this previously but have not received any advice. Can someone let
me know if I have worded it badly so no-one knows what I mean or if it's not
possible to import data from an Access database which has had user-level
security applied, or should I be posting this in the Access dislcussion
group, even though the problem is in Excel...........

I have a spreadsheet which refreshes from data in an Access database.

I have had to put user level security in the database & now the link to it
has stopped working, it says I do not have access.

I assume I have to change something in the OLE DB Query, I have tried
putting the File name (including the path) after the System Database but it
still does not seem to work. I have tried various passwords but nothing seems
to refresh the data.

There will be a few users who will need to refresh information, they all
have their own passwords to access the database.

Can someone please help me

Thanks

Sharon

Were either one of you able to solve your issue? I'm having the same issue

"Sharon A" wrote:

I posted this previously but have not received any advice. Can someone let
me know if I have worded it badly so no-one knows what I mean or if it's not
possible to import data from an Access database which has had user-level
security applied, or should I be posting this in the Access dislcussion
group, even though the problem is in Excel...........

I have a spreadsheet which refreshes from data in an Access database.

I have had to put user level security in the database & now the link to it
has stopped working, it says I do not have access.

I assume I have to change something in the OLE DB Query, I have tried
putting the File name (including the path) after the System Database but it
still does not seem to work. I have tried various passwords but nothing seems
to refresh the data.

There will be a few users who will need to refresh information, they all
have their own passwords to access the database.

Can someone please help me

Thanks

Sharon