Question

getting error when trying to create linked table in access DB on web server - error is on the ADOX.Catalog not sure if I need to inherit ADOX or how?

error is:

Compiler Error Message: BC30002: Type 'ADODB.Catalog' is not defined.

Protected Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As Object, _
                        ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Me.Load

            ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
            Dim A As String = "e:\web\Training.mdb"
            Dim B As String = "e:\web\LeaveDB.mdb"
            Dim C As String = "UsersDataTbl"
            Dim D As String = "NewUsers"

            CreateLinkedAccessTable(A,B,C,D)
            End Sub             


            Sub CreateLinkedAccessTable(strDBLinkFrom As String, strDBLinkTo As String, strLinkTbl As String, strLinkTblAs As String)

                Dim catDB As ADOX.Catalog
                Dim tblLink As ADOX.Table

                Set catDB = New ADOX.Catalog
                    ' Open a Catalog on the database in which to create the link.
                catDB.ActiveConnection = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;" & _
                "Data Source=" & strDBLinkFrom

                Set tblLink = New ADOX.Table
                With tblLink
                    ' Name the new Table and set its ParentCatalog property to the
                    ' open Catalog to allow access to the Properties collection.
                .Name = strLinkTblAs
                Set .ParentCatalog = catDB

                    ' Set the properties to create the link.
                .Properties("Jet OLEDB:Create Link") = True
                .Properties("Jet OLEDB:Link Datasource") = strDBLinkTo
                .Properties("Jet OLEDB:Remote Table Name") = strLinkTbl
                End With

                    ' Append the table to the Tables collection.
                catDB.Tables.Append tblLink

                Set catDB = Nothing
            End Sub
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Solution

In order to use ADOX you need to open your ASP.NET project and add the following COM reference:

Microsoft ADO Ext. 2.8 for DDL and Security

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