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Old 07-31-2001
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I have tried for some time to link to data stored in a secure Access database. I get the message 'There was a problem opening this file x:\test.mdb. The file is not in the expected format.'

I am able to attach to unsecured datbases with no problems.

I am using MapPoint 2002, but also had the problem in MapPoint 2001.

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You've hit on a known limitation of MapPoint. The product will not allow you to connect to password-protected datasources.
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I know this is 5 years old, but it is still a problem and this thread still shows up if you search for an answer.

Anyway, the answer (now?) is to create a UDL file which points to your database, containing the username and password, and then link or import data with this UDL file, rather than the MDB directly. I found that using 'OLE provider for ODBC Drivers', building a connection string, saving the database password in the UDL file, and then entering the database name as the 'initial catalogue to use' allowed Mappoint to get into my database.
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Good information. Thanks for updating.
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