[AccessD] Access 2007 database file won't open

Folks,

Not much feedback on this. 

David offered to see if he had the same experience I did so I sent him the
front end accdb file. He couldn't get it to open either. He also could
import all the objects into the new database. Today I visited the clients
office to look at their system. They are running Access 2007 SP2 just like I
am. The file opens fine on their system. I decompiled on their computer and
compacted then copied it to a flash drive and brought it back to my office.
On my system it still will not open. All the happens when you open the file
is that Access starts, but the DB does not open. Same behavior as before.
This is very puzzling and I can find no info on Google with any of the
searches I tried. Also tried Expert's Exchange but no explanations there
either.

Any thoughts?

Doug

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From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Doug Murphy
Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 3:58 PM
To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
Subject: [AccessD] Access 2007 database file won't open

Folks,

I have a weird one, seems like all I get. We developed a database app for a
client in Access 2007. The file is in the accdb format. All was well and we
were doing upgrades as the client needs them. Today I got the front end file
back from them and it would not open on my computer. There is no error
message, Access just opens as it would if you opened it from the program
menu. I checked to make sure the database window, or what ever you call it
in A2007, wasn't hidden and I got a message that there was no file opened,
which is what it looks like. Did all the normal stuff, like get another copy
of the file, compact repair, decompile, with no results. The file did
compact as it got smaller and it looks like it decompiled but after the
action I got the Access program window, i.e. no open database. I had the
client compact the file on their computer and resend. Still the same
non-result. Then I created a blank DB and imported all objects from the file
that won't open into it. That worked.

I tried this file on two of our computers with 2007 and got the same
behavior. Has anyone seen this before? Could it be a service pack thing? I
looked on Google and couldn't find any posts about this. I need to figure
out what is going on as I don't want to have to do this every time we move
files around with this client and I have spent a couple of hours messing
with this. 

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

Doug

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