[AccessD] OT: Corrupted database

Gary Kjos garykjos at hotmail.com
Wed Nov 5 10:23:27 CST 2003


Yep, probably. There are outside service companies that might be able to 
help....

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: Wed, 5 Nov 2003 07:54:59 -0800
>
>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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