What Is a Linked Client/Server Application?
The easiest method of accessing data on the server is to link to the external tables. These linked tables act almost exactly like native Access tables. When you link to remote tables, Access analyzes the fields and indexes contained in the tables so that it can achieve optimal performance. It is important to relink the tables if the structures of the remote tables change. This chapter discusses how you can link to remote tables through the user interface and by using code.
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