Cannot use Refreshlink in replica

[JBG]

I have an Access 2000 split db, with both the front end and back end replicated.

In the design master (and replica of course) of the front end, I have been attempting to use the following code with no luck:

Public Function fRefreshLinks() As Boolean

    Dim dbCurrent As Database     
    Dim tblLinked As TableDef     
    Dim x As Integer
    
    On Error GoTo RefreshTableLinks_Err
    Screen.MousePointer = 11
    Set dbCurrent = CurrentDb()
    For Each tblLinked In dbCurrent.TableDefs
        If tblLinked.Connect <> &quot;&quot; Then
            tblLinked.RefreshLink
        End If
    Next
    dbCurrent.Close
    Set dbCurrent = Nothing
    fRefreshLinks = True
    Screen.MousePointer = 1
  
fRefreshLinks_Exit:
    Exit Function

RefreshTableLinks_Err:
    MsgBox Err.number & &quot; &quot; & Error$
    fRefreshLinks = False
    Resume fRefreshLinks_Exit

End Function

In the desgin master front end, it works fine (BTW, all of the tables are linked to the replicated back end). And when I create a NEW front end replica, the code runs fine in the replica. But when I make a change to the front end design master and synchronize to the existing front end replica, I get the error: 3452 Cannot make changes to this replica.

This is driving me nuts. And to boot, when I use the linked table manager in the replica, it will succefully refresh the first 6 tables, then will always error on one particular table, If I skip that table, there are 3 or 4 others that the same error will happen to.

I have built the front and back end desgin masters from scratch already (twice), and done a million and one things to try to figure this out, but I am stumped.

I just need to refresh links in a front end replica, but cannot becuase it errors out saying that I cam trying to make a chnage to the replica, when in fact I am not. Even MS says that tbldef.RefreshLink does not constitute a desgin change in a replica.

Any ideas????

JBG