clickable hyperlink from expression/concatenated fields?

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cwiz

Hi all,
This is a repost from another forum (where I got not answer) but I have been
trying and am open to alternative methods to get the same result - a
clickable file path hyperlink in Datasheet View in Access 2000 built
(partially) from concatenated fields. If indeed this can't be done on-the-fly
when the query runs - via a function (my reading suggests there isn't one to
convert a string to a hyperlink) or VB in the expression(how would I do that?)
- can it be done in a table by adding a hyperlink field and using an update
query? I've tried this by adding the field, creating an Update Query with
just the one table (tblCase) and one field, then putting the expression that
works in a Select Query into the Update To cell as follows:

'file://///Server/share/' & [tblCase]![CaseYear] & '%20CASES/' & [tblCase]!
[CaseID] & '.pdf'

I've tried this and different iterations of it (dropping [tblCase]! and just
using field names etc.) but it just chokes, no error. Is there a problem with
my logic here, do I need to call a function (I tried DLookup) or is it syntax?
Any answer is greatly appreciated. This is driving me insane. Thanks so much..
 

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