I run both Access 97 and Access 2000. When I try and link to a table in Access 2000 from my Access 97 database, it gives me an error message (doesn't recognize the format). I can't convert everything to either Access 97 or Access 2000 because that is a function of the users and what version of Access they have. Anyway - the question: Is there a way around this? Currently I export the table to Excel and then import it from Excel into my Access 97. Thanks! Marie