[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
> > > >
> > > >
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