Can I link to an mdb in a Web Folder?

I'm trying to link a remote client Access app (through the internet) to
an mdb in a web folder on my web server. The idea is to give users
readOnly access to the web folder mdb, which itself links to SQL Server
2000. Users are not permitted to connect directly to SQL Server
because it's outside our dmz.

I have succesfully created a WebDAV on our Win2003 Server web server
and granted readOnly permission to the users, who are listed in Active
Directory.

I have also succesfully created the web folder (in Network Places on a
Win2000 test client pc) which points to the web folder on the web site.
The web folder itself is visible to the client, but no files

I'm stuck though when I try to map a logical drive to the web folder,
or when I alternatively try to create an odbc connection, on the client
pc.

As I understand it, WebDAV is supposed to expose the files in the web
folder on the web server, and allow file transfers between the two
computers using port 80(http).

Am I wasting my time? Can this be done at all?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Bob

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