[AccessD] Upgrading to Access 2002 from A2K - KB 810415

...the real problem is that MS, having long past identified this substantial
bug in AXP, has done nothing to fix what has to be a relatively simple code
problem ...like you I export to compact but its a RPITA and long overdue for
a fix :((((((

William Hindman

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Charlotte Foust" <cfoust at infostatsystems.com>
To: <accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2003 4:47 PM
Subject: RE: [AccessD] Upgrading to Access 2002 from A2K - KB 810415


> I haven't encountered any problems compacting XP format databases.  The
> problem is not that you can't compact, it's that a system table exists
> in 2002 that may not reduce in size when you compact.  The workaround is
> to create a new database and import all the objects into it.
>
> Charlotte Foust
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dan Waters [mailto:dwaters at usinternet.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2003 11:51 AM
> To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com
> Subject: RE: [AccessD] Upgrading to Access 2002 from A2K - KB 810415
>
>
> Oops!
>
> The problem is compacting, not decompiling.  I guess age 46 must have
> been the good memory threshold!
>
> The KB article is at:
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;810415
>
> The effect is the same - you should use the A2K format when creating AXP
> mdb's.
>
> Apologies!!
> Dan
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of William
> Hindman
> Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2003 12:39 PM
> To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Upgrading to Access 2002 from A2K
>
>
> ...first time I'd heard of this decompile bug in XP Dan ...its not my
> experience ...do you have any references you can share?
>
> William Hindman
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Dan Waters" <dwaters at usinternet.com>
> To: <accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2003 1:29 PM
> Subject: RE: [AccessD] Upgrading to Access 2002 from A2K
>
>
> > Mark,
> >
> > There is a recognized bug in AXP that prevents decompiling an mdb.
> However,
> > if you set the mdb format to A2K when you develop in AXP, you will
> > still
> be
> > able to decompile.  You can choose A2K to be the Default File Format
> > in Tools | Options - Advanced before creating a new database.
> >
> > Other than that, I am pretty satisfied with AXP.  I've had an
> > occasional crash, but nothing I would consider a problem.  I am,
> > however, an avid control-s guy!
> >
> > Dan Waters
> > Quality Process Solutions
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Mark
> Whittinghill
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2003 11:51 AM
> > To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com
> > Subject: [AccessD] Upgrading to Access 2002 from A2K
> >
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> >   Recently my computer died due to power source failure, though I was
> > able to recover files later.  I was due to upgrade my computer here
> > anyway, so
> I
> > now have a new computer with Windows XP, the old one was Windows 2000.
> > We have yet to do any work in Access 2002.  Some of our clients use
> > that, but we just send Access 2000 versions.
> >
> >   I never used to have problems with Access 2000, though I have read
> > many posts from people who had.  Now that I have Windows XP,  I am
> > having
> crashes
> > all the time, with the "Send Error Report"  dialog box.  Twice in the
> > last couple weeks I have had things get corrupted so bad that I just
> > had to restore my file from an earlier version and flush my work for
> > the day down the toilet.  Based on what I am hearing of Access 2002, I
>
> > am thinking that
> I
> > should just upgrade to that, even though I work in 2000 file format.
> > Are there any downsides to doing that?  Thanks for any advice.
> >
> > Mark Whittinghill
> > Symphony Information Services
> > 612-333-1311
> > mwhittinghill at symphonyinfo.com
> >
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