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isladogs · Aug 15, 2018

The August update to Office 365 will include this :

Refresh, relink or remove linked tables (Access):
The updated Linked Table Manager in THE location for managing all data sources and linked tables.

As I haven't yet got the update, no idea whether this is a significant improvement or a damp squib like the 'modern' charts

pbaldy · Aug 15, 2018

I haven't personally used it but have heard good things about Dale's replacement:

https://www.experts-exchange.com/articles/32503/A-more-efficient-Linked-Table-Manager.html

isladogs · Aug 15, 2018

That link is for an Addin
Whilst it may be good, presumably not the same thing as the MS update

pbaldy · Aug 15, 2018

Never said it was, just offered an alternative.

isladogs · Aug 15, 2018

Very true...

Anyway, the update was released today to those choosing to be Office insiders getting the 'monthly targeted update'.
That doesn't include me. I opted out having had several botched MS updates.
For the rest of us it will probably follow in a few weeks

For slightly more info on the update see https://mspoweruser.com/microsoft-releases-new-office-insider-slow-build-for-windows-desktop-with-new-features/

AccessJunkie · Aug 15, 2018

Hi,

Indeed, a new and improved Linked table Manager dialog is rolling out to O365 subscribers. We have published a new help article about it here:

https://support.office.com/article/1d9346d6-953d-4f85-a9ce-4caec2262797

I believe the product team tried to incorporate a lot of customer requests about this dialog box from the Access User Voice site. Of particular note is that the dialog box is resizable - an often cited pain point for users.

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gemma-the-husky · Aug 17, 2018

If you try to insulate your users from seeing the database window, then you need a programmatical way to change the linked tables. It's easier to do, once you have a code to do it, compared with doing it manually anyway.

isladogs · Aug 20, 2018

I've just downloaded the latest Office 365 update by rejoining the Insider group temporarily

Attached are a couple of screenshots of the new LTM. It really does seem to be MUCH better for access developers

However, I agree totally with Dave's last post. For distributed apps, I hide the navigation pane & managed table links using code

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