[AccessD] OT: Corrupted database

I think it will need to be somewhat of an educated guess/trial and error.  
If you can find some info on the file structure of an MDB file that would 
help....here's one such website with info on that. Unfortunately it doesn't 
indicate which version of Access it applies too.

http://www.xiph.org/positron/doc/mdb.html

Gary Kjos
garykjos at hotmail.com





>From: "Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software" <bchacc at san.rr.com>
>Reply-To: Access Developers discussion and problem 
>solving<accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
>To: "Access Developers discussion and problem 
>solving"<accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
>Subject: Re: [AccessD] OT: Corrupted database
>Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2003 14:33:29 -0800
>
>Gary:
>
>I'm looking at then and they do look different.  How do I know where the
>header ends, or how much to copy and paste?
>
>Rocky
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Gary Kjos" <garykjos at hotmail.com>
>To: <accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
>Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2003 2:21 PM
>Subject: Re: [AccessD] OT: Corrupted database
>
>
> > If you have a known good copy of it you can try to open that in a 
>editor,
> > copy and paste the beginning of that file on top of the hosed one (a 
>copy
>of
> > the hosed one actually) save the tweaked file and see if you can open it
> > then to try and copy out what you can. Sometimes the header at the
>beginning
> > of the file get's trashed. Never done it, only heard about it.  Proceed 
>at
> > your own risk.
> >
> > Gary Kjos
> > garykjos at hotmail.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > >From: "Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software" <bchacc at san.rr.com>
> > >Reply-To: Access Developers discussion and problem
> > >solving<accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
> > >To: <AccessD at databaseadvisors.com>
> > >Subject: [AccessD] OT: Corrupted database
> > >Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2003 13:54:38 -0800
> > >
> > >Dear List:
> > >
> > >I have a database from a client which seems pretty well hosed (A2K).
>When
> > >you start it you get the message "Database (database name) needs to be
> > >repaired or isn;t a database".  I say go ahead and let Access try to
>repair
> > >it but it ends in an abnormal termination of access.
> > >
> > >I've tried decompile, jetcomp.exe, and jetutils.  No dice.  Can't do an
> > >import into a fresh database either.
> > >
> > >I'm out of tricks.  Are there any other approaches?
> > >
> > >TIA,
> > >
> > >Rocky Smolin
> > >Beach Access Software
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