DSN-Less Connections
I much prefer DSN-Less connections as it is one less thing for someone to have to configure and one less thing for the users to screw up.
When using ODBC to link tables, Access closes connections to the external
data after 10 minutes. Eve if the datasheets and forms that display
remote data are still open. It then tries to automatically reconnect, but can
forget the password. Weird things can start happening
Using regedit find the HKLM\software\microsoft\jet\4.0\Engines\ODBC\ConnectionTimeout
key. Note that there is a setting for Jet 3.5 and 4.0. Make sure you
change the appropriate one or both. Change the decimal setting from 600
seconds to 6000 seconds.
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