[AccessD] OT: Corrupted database

I think he's SOL.

Rocky

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gary Kjos" <garykjos at hotmail.com>
To: <accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 7:03 AM
Subject: Re: [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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