A "File does not exist" error occurs when you attempt to read Microsoft Access tables


When you use the IMPORT procedure or the LIBNAME statement to read Microsoft Access tables, the following error can occur:

Error: File _IMEX_.yourtablename.DATA does not exist.

The problem occurs when you attempt to use data in Access tables that contain a nested query (a query that references another query).

To resolve the problem, change the query so that it only references the tables and not other queries to those tables.