/cmd to to pass data to access 2000

[cbscot]

I would like to run a specific form that is populated with specific data from another application into Access 2000.

i.e. say my database is in C:\db\test.db1, the form is called Customer and I am going to pass it a Customer number.
I have tried the following:

msaccess.exe C:\db\test.db1 /cmd "Customer"
but get "MS Access cannot find the database c:\db\test.db1"

1. How can I fix the above?
2. How do I also include the customer number?

Many thanks in advance!

 

[GingerR]

not sure exactly what you are trying to do.
you have an Access 2000 db, and are importing from an different (non-Access) database? or exporting to a non-Access database? please elaborate.

thanks--g

 

[cbscot]

I am actually trying to automate running an access database from another application. The other, non-Access application would be accessing a file that will be the same name as, say, a customer number. Once th user is ready, they will press a button in the non-Access app that will execute something like

msaccess.exe C:\db\test.db1 /cmd "Customer" customer-number

where customer-number = file name from the non-Access app
and "customer" is an Access form. This would automatically bring the user to the customer record in Access, where they can add other data.

I hope this makes a little more sense!

Thanks again.

 

[GingerR]

what is the other application?