[AccessD] Unrecognized Database Format

I hate to say this but it looks like the file was overwritten with an
exe file. The line "This program cannot be run in DOS mode" is part of
the standard header for a Window exe that would display an error message
if someone tried to run the program in DOS from the days where you could
just run DOS. If you open MSACCESS.EXE in a hex editor, you will see the
same line. If that is indeed the case, then you are out of luck.

James Barash

-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Reuben
Cummings
Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2004 2:26 PM
To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
Subject: RE: [AccessD] Unrecognized Database Format


Jim Dettman tried opeing the db in A2002 and 2003, but that failed.
Thanks,
Jim.

I have opened the db in a hex editor.  There is something wrong for
sure,
but I don't know what to do.

At the top of the bad file there is a line "This program cannot be run
in
DOS mode"

In a healthy mdb, the line is "Standard Jet DB"

Also, looking down thru the file, it seems as thought everything is
gibberish as opposed to a good mdb which has some text in it I can
recognize.

That's as far as I can go without a little more help.

Is there anything else that can be done (other than throwing in the
towel)?

Thanks.

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 Gustav Brock
> Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2004 11:58 AM
> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Unrecognized Database Format
>
>
> Hi Reuben
>
> Open it in a hex editor. If the header is overwritten with garbage the
> file is beyond normal repair, except if you can manage to overwrite
> with data copied form a freshly created database file.
>
> /gustav
>
> > 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.
>
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