Emergency (?) cannot compact DB file

[Ricoy-Chicago]

Using Access XP.
Every Monday morning I comapact/repair the Master BE file, this morning is
the first time in four years that I have seen the message: "Unrecognized
databse format 'MyFileName.mdb'". I tried to delete the
[TempMsysAccessObjects] table and I got the same error. When I tried to
compact/repaoir my daily back up I had the same error. Any hints of what the
problem is? What can I do to compact my B/E? I had opened the file in [Open
exclusive]

 

[Allen Browne]

Are you able to create a new (blank) database, and import everything?

 

[Ricoy-Chicago]

wow... saved by the bell... thank you very much... it did work... W . O. W

Are you able to create a new (blank) database, and import everything?

--
Allen Browne - Microsoft MVP. Perth, Western Australia

Reply to group, rather than allenbrowne at mvps dot org.

Using Access XP.
Every Monday morning I comapact/repair the Master BE file, this morning is
the first time in four years that I have seen the message: "Unrecognized
databse format 'MyFileName.mdb'". I tried to delete the
[TempMsysAccessObjects] table and I got the same error. When I tried to
compact/repaoir my daily back up I had the same error. Any hints of what
the
problem is? What can I do to compact my B/E? I had opened the file in
[Open
exclusive]

 

[Allen Browne]

Excellent!

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--
Allen Browne - Microsoft MVP. Perth, Western Australia

Reply to group, rather than allenbrowne at mvps dot org.

wow... saved by the bell... thank you very much... it did work... W . O. W

Are you able to create a new (blank) database, and import everything?

Using Access XP.
Every Monday morning I comapact/repair the Master BE file, this morning
is
the first time in four years that I have seen the message:
"Unrecognized
databse format 'MyFileName.mdb'". I tried to delete the
[TempMsysAccessObjects] table and I got the same error. When I tried to
compact/repaoir my daily back up I had the same error. Any hints of
what
the
problem is? What can I do to compact my B/E? I had opened the file in
[Open exclusive]