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    Posted: 03 Nov 2013 at 11:00am
Given a table name, this function returns the path\filename of the Back End database if it is Access:

Function GetAccessBE_PathFilename(pTableName As String) As String
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   ' RETURN
   '  the file path and file name of the BE database
   '  "" if the table is not linked
  
   On Error GoTo Proc_Err
  
   Dim db As dao.Database _
      , tdf As dao.TableDef
  
   GetAccessBE_PathFilename = ""
  
   Set db = CurrentDb
   Set tdf = db.TableDefs(pTableName)
  
   If Len(tdf.Connect) = 0 Then
      GoTo Proc_Exit
   End If
  
   ' look at Connect string - Database Type is the first thing specified
   ' if the BE is Access
   If InStr(tdf.Connect, ";DATABASE=") <> 1 Then
      GoTo Proc_Exit
   End If
  
   GetAccessBE_PathFilename = Mid(tdf.Connect, 11)
   
Proc_Exit:
   On Error Resume Next
   Set tdf = Nothing
   Set db = Nothing
   Exit Function
 
Proc_Err:
   MsgBox Err.Description, , _
        "ERROR " & Err.Number _
        & "   GetAccessBE_PathFilename"

   Resume Proc_Exit
   Resume
            
End Function


to test, you can type this into the Immediate window:
? GetAccessBE_PathFilename("MyLinkedTableName")

WHERE
MyLinkedTableName is the name of a table that is linked to an Access back end

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