jack drawbridge
jackandpat.d at gmail.com
Thu May 30 10:08:13 CDT 2013
Charlotte, Yes, that one is for a new blank database-- default format for blank database. But I was opening mdb and it was being saved as accdb. I did not know if I had set up some flag to do so; I didn't do anything proactively to do this and this is not the expected default behavior. I can see mdb --> accdb if you open an mdb and specifically ask for it to be converted/saved as accdb. jack On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 10:55 AM, Charlotte Foust <charlotte.foust at gmail.com > wrote: > It's in Access Options under the General tab under creating databases. > > Charlotte > > On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 7:27 AM, jack drawbridge <jackandpat.d at gmail.com > >wrote: > > > I don't recall specifically at the moment. I was having issues with new > UI > > with 2010, and was happy and used to 2003. Each time I tried something, > if > > i went to the other versio, Access was reloading the software, and I was > > getting frustrated -- have to wait seems 3-5 minutes to start the program > > each time. Whatever, I was doing, I was getting accdb files. > > When I look at the options now, I see it says format for blank database > on > > the Options. So I'm not sure what I did. I don't open 2003 anymore so > maybe > > I have corrected my own manual processes/procedures unknowingly. > > > > Sorry for being so vague, but my initial response was really trying to > say > > -- perhaps you have some flag set to convert to accdb (that's what I > > thought my issue was). But doesn't appear to be any such flag. > > > > jack > > > > > > On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 1:46 AM, William Benson (VBACreations.Com) < > > vbacreations at gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Jack, where is toggle you mention? I cannot find any setting other than > > the > > > one which controls new database formats. Beyond that, only the Save As > > > command controls conversion format, as mentioned in this article. > > > http://goo.gl/VJ63D > > > > > > Convert an Access 2000 or Access 2002 - 2003 database to the .accdb > > format > > > To convert an Access 2000 or Access 2002 - 2003 database (.mdb) to the > > > .accdb file format, you must first open the database by using Access > 2007 > > > or > > > Access 2010, and then save it in the .accdb file format. > > > 1.On the File tab, click Open. > > > 2.In the Open dialog box, select and open the Access 2000 or Access > 2002 > > - > > > 2003 database (.mdb) that you want to convert. > > > Note If the Database Enhancement dialog box appears, the database > is > > > using a file format that is earlier than Access 2000. To continue, see > > the > > > section Convert an Access 97 database to the .accdb format. > > > 3.On the File tab, click Save & Publish, and then, under Database File > > > Types > > > click Access Database (*.accdb). > > > 4.Click Save As. > > > If any database objects are open when you click Save As, Access prompts > > you > > > to close them prior to creating the copy. Click Yes to make Access > close > > > the > > > objects, or click No to cancel the entire process. If needed, Access > will > > > also prompt you to save any changes. > > > 5.In the Save As dialog box, type a file name in the File name box, and > > > then > > > click Save. > > > Access creates the copy of the database, and then opens the copy. > Access > > > automatically closes the original database. > > > > > > From: William Benson [mailto:vbacreations at gmail.com] > > > Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2013 1:19 AM > > > To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving > > > Subject: Re: [AccessD] Dropbox/MS Access problem. > > > > > > If you open an mdb and work on it in access 2007/2010 appli cation, it > > > should leave it as an mdb unless you convert it. The setting you > > mentioned > > > is supposed to deal with new databases, not magically convert and > upgrade > > > existing databases. That wouls create chaos in multiuser environments. > > > That just seems wrong. It has to be how it is being published, not just > > > worked in... ??? > > > On May 28, 2013 7:52 AM, "jack drawbridge" <jackandpat.d at gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > Doug, > > > > > > Do you happen to have the "save files as accdb" turned on? I just > loaded > > > Acc2010 recently and each file I looked at got saved with accdb. I then > > set > > > the "save files as 2003 or similar and I then had mdb files. > > > I'm wondering if your default/current setting is 2007/2010, then you > > might > > > get accdb automatically. ie nothing to do with dropbox??? > > > jack > > > > > > On Mon, May 27, 2013 at 3:11 PM, Doug Steele <dbdoug at gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > I got a baffled call from a client this morning, wanting to know why > I > > > had > > > > changed their back end from an .mdb file to an .accdb file. > > > > > > > > I said I had downloaded the accdb file from their Dropbox account to > > work > > > > on it. The client said they didn't have an accdb file on Dropbox. > > > > > > > > Assuming that I had had (yet another) senior moment, I logged in and > > sure > > > > enough, the copy of the back end was definitely an mdb. > > > > > > > > Then, before my very eyes, as soon as I clicked on the mdb file to > > > download > > > > it, Dropbox changed the extension to 'accdb' on my computer (which > only > > > has > > > > Office 2010 installed). Arghhh! > > > > > > > > I checked, and Dropbox doesn't do any conversion - it's just an mdb > > with > > > > the wrong extension. 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