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by abcs

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I have a client whose Accounting Software is written in Access 97. They are now getting an error message "Unrecognized Database Format" and cannot get into their system.

Does anyone know of a way or utility to repair an Access Database. It would appear that the Header Record is trashed for some reason.

Any ideas or help will be sincerely appreciated.

TIA
Robert Payne

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by don christner

Have you tried Tools-Database Utilities-Repair Database? It's possible that this will not work if the vendor modified the table just for their app. If this does not work, contact the vendor directly.

Don

by don christner

By vendor, I meant the accounting software vendor, not MS. In the past we used UPS software to ship our packages, and UPS had written some executables to repair their custom Access databases. Even though they were Access databases, Access couldn't open them, only the UPS software could open them directly.

Don

by abcs

Don, the accounting software vendor is out of business and unavailable. I'm just trying to find a tool like dSalvage that we used to repair foxpro and dbase header files. Thanks for all of your suggestions.

by mbarker734

Is it possible one of your client's machines is running ACCESS2000. If so the user may have openned the DB and converted it making it unreadable to ACCESS97

Just a possibilty.

Good Luck,

Mark

by abcs

Mark,

No that didn't happen because they don't have any 2000 products. Thanks for the suggestion.

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