ACCESS 97 CORRUPT - HELP

[Erin Caughron]

I have a database that went corrupt and I need help restoring it ASAP - I
work at a real estate firm in Southern California (Ontario, CA) and need
someone to restore the database and update the software. DESPERATE and will
PAY VERY WELL!!! PLEASE contact me if you can help -
(e-mail address removed)...thank you so much

 

[Arvin Meyer [MVP]]

First, always work on a copy of the database. Working on the original may
make it impossible for a repair service to fix it.

Download a copy of JetComp.exe:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;273956

Try backing up your forms as text with the undocumented SaveAsText
LoadFromText functions:

http://www.datastrat.com/Code/DocDatabase.txt

Also have a look at the Microsoft KB article:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;209137

Then have a look at Tony Toews' Access Corruption FAQ at:

http://www.granite.ab.ca/access/corruptmdbs.htm

for some suggestions. Unfortunately, some corruption cannot be fixed - you
may need to create a new database, import what can be salvaged, and recreate
the rest.

Although it's a paid service, Peter Miller does an outstanding job of saving
corrupt databases. Try this URL:

http://www.pksolutions.com