Missing Queries when copying MDB from 2003 to 2000

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Steve Happ

Hello:

I've developed an Access DB using Office 2003 (in 2000 file format), WinXP.
I then copied this DB to a Win98 computer using Office 2000. Only 1/2 of my
queries show up. Yet, when I tried to recreate one (with the same name) in
the DB on the Office 2000 computer, it says an object of that type already
exists. Yet the VB code referencing it fails saying it can't find the object.

Where is it? How can I "reactive"? the queries?

I have set up no security on this DB yet.

Thanks

Steve
 
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Allen Browne

Sounds like a corruption of the database.

Try this sequence:

1. Uncheck the boxes under:
Tools | Options | General | Name AutoCorrect
Explanation of why:
http://allenbrowne.com/bug-03.html

2. Compact the database to get rid of this junk:
Tools | Database Utilities | Compact

3. Close Access. Make a backup copy of the file. Decompile the database by
entering something like this at the command prompt while Access is not
running. It is all one line, and include the quotes:
"c:\Program Files\Microsoft office\office\msaccess.exe" /decompile
"c:\MyPath\MyDatabase.mdb"

4. Open Access, and compact again.

5. Open a code window.
Choose References from the Tools menu.
Uncheck any references you do not need.
For a list of the ones you typically need in your version of Access, see:
http://allenbrowne.com/ser-38.html

6. Still in the code window, choose Compile from the Debug menu.
Fix any errors, and repeat until it compiles okay.

At this point, you should have a database where the name-autocorrect errors
are gone, the indexes are repaired, inconsistencies between the text- and
compiled-versions of the code are fixed, and reference ambiguities are
resolved.

If it is still a problem, the next step would be to get Access to rebuild
the database for you. Follow the steps for the first symptom in this
article:
Recovering from Corruption
at:
http://allenbrowne.com/ser-47.html
 
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