Reuben Cummings
reuben at gfconsultants.com
Wed Feb 18 08:33:34 CST 2004
It's nice to know that we all deal with goof balls! Reuben Cummings GFC, LLC phone: 812.523.1017 email: reuben at gfconsultants.com > -----Original Message----- > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Jim Lawrence > (AccessD) > Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2004 8:03 PM > To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving > Subject: RE: [AccessD] Unrecognized Database Format > > > Or, on the lighter side... > > ...tell them to back up... > and then they coasted, in their chair, back to the wall > ...and they nod their heads and look stupid. > > This is not made up; one client actually did this and I had to > excuse myself > from the room. :-) > > Jim > > -----Original Message----- > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Reuben > Cummings > Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2004 10:20 AM > To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving > Subject: RE: [AccessD] Unrecognized Database Format > > > I was afraid someone would ask that! > > My guess, knowing this client, is no. They have the copies created by the > BEU, but I'm not sure when that happened. > > Typical client - you tell them to back up and they nod their > heads and look > stupid. > > Reuben Cummings > GFC, LLC > phone: 812.523.1017 > email: reuben at gfconsultants.com > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin - > > Beach Access Software > > Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2004 12:56 PM > > To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving > > Subject: Re: [AccessD] Unrecognized Database Format > > > > > > DO they have a recent backup? > > > > Rocky > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Reuben Cummings" <reuben at gfconsultants.com> > > To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving" > > <accessd at databaseadvisors.com> > > Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2004 8:31 AM > > Subject: RE: [AccessD] Unrecognized Database Format > > > > > > > I didn't explain enough. > > > > > > The download of the FE went fine. > > > > > > The problem is in this clients BE only. The BE is 'unrecognized'. > > > > > > I had them send me the BE and I have tried several things to > open it. I > > > can't decompile. I can't open to compact and repair. Can't > link to it > > from > > > anything. > > > > > > Reuben Cummings > > > GFC, LLC > > > phone: 812.523.1017 > > > email: reuben at gfconsultants.com > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > > > > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of > > Rocky Smolin - > > > > Beach Access Software > > > > Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2004 11:08 AM > > > > To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving > > > > Subject: Re: [AccessD] Unrecognized Database Format > > > > > > > > > > > > Could it have been corrupted on the download? Did she try > > re-downloading > > > > it? How about decompile? > > > > > > > > Rocky > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Reuben Cummings" <reuben at gfconsultants.com> > > > > To: "AccessD" <accessd at databaseadvisors.com> > > > > Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2004 7:55 AM > > > > Subject: [AccessD] Unrecognized Database Format > > > > > > > > > > > > > I have a semi urgent problem. > > > > > > > > > > A customer downloaded an update from our website and installed it > > > > correctly. > > > > > > > > > > However, upon opening and attempting to link to the tables she > > > > received a > > > > > message "Unrecognized Database Format". > > > > > > > > > > We've all seen it. However, this time, A2K won't do > > anything with it. > > > > When > > > > > I have had problems in the past A2K would open and repair > > it. Nothing > > > > > happens to this one. It always responds "unrecognized..." > > > > > > > > > > Any suggestions on how to go about saving it. > > > > > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > > > > > Reuben Cummings > > > > > GFC, LLC > > > > > phone: 812.523.1017 > > > > > email: reuben at gfconsultants.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > AccessD mailing list > > > > > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > > > > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > > > > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > AccessD mailing list > > > > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > > > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > > > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > AccessD mailing list > > > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > AccessD mailing list > > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > AccessD mailing list > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > _______________________________________________ > AccessD mailing list > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >