About d MSysObjects table

I tried using this SQL statement in checking if a certain
tablename exist in an Access2000 database:

"SELECT name FROM MSysObjects WHERE name = '" & _
tablename & "'"

Unfortunately, it reports an error "Record(s) cannot be read; no permission on 'MSysObjects" even if I view hidden
and system objects.

How can I go around this error.

I don't know the answer to your question, but here is a different method to determine if a table exists. This is DAO.

Code:

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    For nCtr = 0 To gdbTargetDB.TableDefs.Count - 1
        If UCase(gdbTargetDB.TableDefs(nCtr).Name) = UCase(sTableName) Then
            bFound = True
            Exit For
        End If
    Next

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I just want to use that SQL statement, I don't want to loop through all the Tabledefs in the database...is there
any way of altering the database security in code?