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tobic
Starting Member
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 Posted - 23 September 2006 : 17:16:34
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Hi, when I try to open my Access database with Access it says it is an unrecognised format even though it is a mdb file!
Not sure whats wrong here :) |
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HuwR
Forum Admin
United Kingdom
20595 Posts |
Posted - 23 September 2006 : 17:24:11
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| what version of access are you trying to open it with ? |
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tobic
Starting Member
15 Posts |
Posted - 23 September 2006 : 17:41:13
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| cheers for reply, Access 03! |
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ruirib
Snitz Forums Admin
Portugal
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tobic
Starting Member
15 Posts |
Posted - 23 September 2006 : 20:10:08
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Hey, it says un recognised database format when I try the repair. MDB viewer can view the database though but it is only a viewer so cannot edit anything!
Cheers again :) |
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HuwR
Forum Admin
United Kingdom
20595 Posts |
Posted - 24 September 2006 : 04:14:26
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| unsure what the problem is then, access2003 should be able to open it without a problem. what size is your database ? if it is not too large you could email it to me and I will take a look for you |
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tobic
Starting Member
15 Posts |
Posted - 24 September 2006 : 05:44:13
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| Cool thanks, have posted database here link removed by admin |
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RArch
Junior Member
United Kingdom
103 Posts |
Posted - 24 September 2006 : 05:50:00
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lol thats not a database file, open it in notepad and take a look 
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tobic
Starting Member
15 Posts |
Posted - 24 September 2006 : 05:53:14
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You have lost me, sorry novice here :) What is it apart from a load of characters all over the place!
Too early on a Sunday for all this :)
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RArch
Junior Member
United Kingdom
103 Posts |
Posted - 24 September 2006 : 06:06:47
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Sorry we are not allowed to download mdb files. This is what we get when we try:
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<html>
<head>
<title>This type of page is not served.</title>
<style>
body {font-family:"Verdana";font-weight:normal;font-size: .7em;color:black;}
p {font-family:"Verdana";font-weight:normal;color:black;margin-top: -5px}
b {font-family:"Verdana";font-weight:bold;color:black;margin-top: -5px}
H1 { font-family:"Verdana";font-weight:normal;font-size:18pt;color:red }
H2 { font-family:"Verdana";font-weight:normal;font-size:14pt;color:maroon }
pre {font-family:"Lucida Console";font-size: .9em}
.marker {font-weight: bold; color: black;text-decoration: none;}
.version {color: gray;}
.error {margin-bottom: 10px;}
.expandable { text-decoration:underline; font-weight:bold; color:navy; cursor:hand; }
</style>
</head>
<body bgcolor="white">
<span><H1>Server Error in '/' Application.<hr width=100% size=1 color=silver></H1>
<h2> <i>This type of page is not served.</i> </h2></span>
<font face="Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, SunSans-Regular, sans-serif ">
<b> Description: </b>The type of page you have requested is not served because it has been explicitly forbidden. The extension '.mdb' may be incorrect. Please review the URL below and make sure that it is spelled correctly.
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<b> Requested URL: </b>/db/snitz_forums_2000.mdb<br><br>
</body>
</html>
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Maybe we could if you renamed the file with a txt extension.
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tobic
Starting Member
15 Posts |
Posted - 24 September 2006 : 06:11:02
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cool, changed from.mdb to .txt
Cheers |
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Roger Fredriksson
Average Member
Sweden
556 Posts |
Posted - 24 September 2006 : 06:12:49
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| ups, do not put the db where everyone can download it. HuwR asked you to email it to him, not publish the db! |
rf/www.avgifter.com |
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RArch
Junior Member
United Kingdom
103 Posts |
Posted - 24 September 2006 : 06:18:53
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I can open your mdb without any problems, I'm using access 2002. Roger is right dont go sharing your db with everyone but this is empty so its all right really.
Can you open the original mdb file supplied with snitz?
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Edited by - RArch on 24 September 2006 08:17:32 |
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tobic
Starting Member
15 Posts |
Posted - 24 September 2006 : 14:03:20
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Hey cheers for the help. Made database unavaliable from public! I can open the original database file that came with the Snitz Zip folder fine but not the one on my server!
Is there anyway I can transfer the contents from my corrupt file to a fresh one without much fuss?
Once again thanks for the help,
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ruirib
Snitz Forums Admin
Portugal
26364 Posts |
Posted - 24 September 2006 : 15:33:03
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| You could try deleting the tables in a clean snitz DB and then try the File -> Get External Data -> Import command to import the data from your supposedly corrupt tables. Not sure it will work though. |
Snitz 3.4 Readme | Like the support? Support Snitz too |
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AnonJr
Moderator
United States
5768 Posts |
Posted - 24 September 2006 : 15:40:05
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| Just out of curiosity, have you tried doing a Compact and Repair on you're corrupt database? I've seen that fix an awful lot of problems... |
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