I am trying to convert Access 2000 32 bit to Access 365 64 bit. I tried holding the shift key of the .mdb application and opened .mdb file in access 2000. I can see all the queries, tables, modules and forms. When I tried to export the modules and forms, the export button is disabled. The export button is only enabled for tables. Below is the screen shot of modules, forms and tables:
for tables, the export is enabled:
I could not figure how to export in office 2000 so I tried to open the Access .mdb file in office 365 by holding the shift key, but here, I opened the access file, but could not even see the save as option so I tried to open the same Access 2000 file in Access 2013. I tried to open the .mdb file by holding the shift key and it opened the database showing all the forms, tables and modules. I created an empty database and tried to import forms, modules and tables in this empty database. I successfully imported the tables, but I could not import the forms and modules. The forms and modules tab was disabled just like office 2000. Below are the screen shots of modules and forms that is disabled.
Below is the screen shot of tables that is highlighted.
I then tried to save the .mdb file to save as .accdb format by trying the save as option, but when I tried the save as option, I go an error. Below is the screen shot of the error:
I have been trying to convert this .mdb database to access 365 for past two days and I cannot go beyond importing the tables. I want everything to be imported to access 365. Any help will be highly appreciated.
Please let me know if anyone needs any additional information.
It looks like you have a replication design master.
You may have to remove the replication before conversion, as this is not supported from Access 2007 and onwards.
There is a tool by Michael Kaplan for this:
TSI Access 2000 Un-Replicator
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In my organization, all Access databases with a table containing data stored in the database on a shared location generate the error 'Unrecognized database format'. If we make and fill the database locally, everything works just fine. Once we save the database to a shared file location, the error 'Unrecognized database format' appears and the database starts repairing itself (unsuccessfully).
If the database doesn't contain data but is connected to a external data source, for example a .txt file or sharepoint list, the database keeps working fine.
The databases are .accdb files but if we make a new database as .mdb file the problem doesn't disappear.
I found several other questions regarding the error 'Unrecognized database format' but none concerning this error when saving on a network location.
Most likely, you are hit by the now three(!) year old lease bug.
Daniel has wrapped it up nicely, including the options you (don't) have:
Access – Bug – Database is in an Unrecognized Format
The main issue is, that the way newer Windows versions work may not be compatible with the way Access shares an Access database.
As this is touching both the core of Windows file sharing and the core of the Access database engine, there is no simple fix, as the three year delay clearly indicates. What we currently know is only, that Microsoft is still working to find a solution.
I've an old replicated Access 2000 database. I want to get to the code and some of the forms as I'd like to revive parts of it, and also see how I dealt with things back then.
I have the Access 2000 CD, but it was an upgrade from Access 97 and the Access 97 CD is too damaged now to load. Access 2016, which I have now, won't open replicated databases.
Is there any way I can open or convert the .mdb file? I only need to view it in design mode.
You'll need Access 2010 or lower to open it.
If the database doesn't contain confidential data, you could upload it to a file hoster and some good soul might convert it for you.
If it does, you will have to go scouting for a used copy of an old version, I'm afraid.
An Access database with a load of queries, tables, reports and forms with VBA code.
Was used in Access 2010 for ages, then some users upgraded to Office 2013 very recently.
One user had a "problem" on their computer while using the database, which may have resulted in their computer restarting, and now the database seems to have no forms or code visible when opened.
Googling finds reports of similar situations where the forms and code was there but invisible.
Any ideas?
The first thing to attempt is to open the database and choose Compact and Repair. I would then go into the VB Editor, if possible, and choose the Debug menu, Compile. While in the VB Editor, also check Tools, References for any missing references.
If the database is split to a back-end and front-end then just give them a new copy of the front-end. If this doesn't work then I would re-install Office on their computer.
If they have their own copy of the database (it is not split) then give them a new copy.
If they have already entered data that needs to be kept then I would start a new database and import all of the Access objects from the existing database. I have found that re-importing all objects solves most of these issues. You could import just the tables from their copy of the database, but the other objects from another copy.
If re-importing all objects doesn't resolve the issue then a remaining option is use the decompile command-line option:
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office15\MSACCESS.EXE /decompile
Open Access from this command-line, go into the VB Editor and choose the Debug menu, Compile. Then close, re-open and Compact and Repair.
I recently upgraded to MS Access 2010. When I open a certain .mdb (2000-2003 file format), I am greeted with this message: collating sequence not supported with the specified file format. I'm not sure what it means, but it gives it to me every time the database is opened.
I have Googled around but found nothing that I thought seemed related. If I upgraded the file format to 2007 it didn't give me the message but that isn't much of an option in this situation.
Is this a 2010 issue? or is there something corrupted with my database? What do I need to do to work around it?
I had the same problem and found a different solution. I am using ms-access 2010 and 2007. 2010 could not create mdb files and the accdb files it created would not open in 2007. The solution was to go to the File tab in 2010, click the options link and set the sort order for new databases to 'General - legacy'. The sort order that was displayed was 'General' I then created a blank database in mdb format and imported all the objects, forms, code et. The newly rebirthed database works in 2007.
This KB article by M$ fixed my problem. The issue was the "new database sort order" setting.
I encountered this error after enabling the Track name AutoCorrect info option for a database originally created in Access 2007 then later upgraded to the 2010 file format. I'm now using it in Access 2016.
In my case, contrary to the resolution provided by the Microsoft KB article referenced by #Icode4food's answer the solution was to change the new database sort order to "General - Legacy".
Additionally, this database is configured to automatically perform a Compact & Repair upon exit. For some reason this caused the sort order to revert back to General. Therefore the exact steps I had to take to solve the problem are as follows:
Change New database sort order setting to General - Legacy.
Close database. Cancel automatic Compact & Repair by pressing ESC.
Re-open database and confirm sort is is still set to General - Legacy.
I also faced similar issue, I had MS-Access file created on one machine. And I shifted my web server to another machine. And I started getting the similar exception.
I just created a new MS-Access DB on new machine and copied all the tables (with data) from old db.
And using the new DB file fixed my problem.
Cheers!
Backup. Make a backup copy of the bad database, without overwriting any existing backups. Whatever has gone wrong, you don't want to make it worse, and a backup gives you multiple attempts at recovery.
Uncheck the Name AutoCorrect boxes.
In Access 2007: Office Button | Access Options | Current Database.
In previous versions: Tools | Options | General.
For an explanation of why, see Failures caused by Name Auto-Correct.
Compact.
In Access 2010: Compact and Repair Database on the Database Tools ribbon.
In Access 2007: Office Button | Manage | Compact/Repair.
In previous versions: Tools | Database Utilities | Compact/Repair.
Decompile. Close Access, and enter something like this at the command prompt:
Use the path to where msaccess.exe is found on your computer, and include the quotes.
Compact again.
Open Access (holding down the Shift key if you have any startup code), and compact again.
Do this twice: one comp
Does anyone know how to import .dbf file into MS ACcess 2007?
Do you want to do this programmatically?
MS-Access has option to import the tables OR you could create a Linked Table.
EDIT: Open the MS-Access MDB, goto tables. Right click -> Import -> Choose the appropriate database type (could be dbf in your case).
Well a VBA approach to pragmatically pull this information is to create a connection object connecting to the directory of the tables you want to pull from.
After that open a recordset to query what you need from the tables against that connection. A big benefit of directly connecting and scanning is that your not bulking up tables in your database to push you closer to your next repair/compact.
In order to get this connection however I needed some kind of ODBC connector, something the network admins came and installed behind my back when I switched to a new work PC and it suddenly broke upon connection. If this is something you would be using on other users PCs who won't have access to this (if this is a query you will be performing on a normal basis) it may not function properly for others...