Why does A2002 create A2000 mdbs?

[JohnB]

Hi.

This is not a problem - I'm just curious. On my XP Professional laptop, when
I load Access and click Help/About Access, it says Access 2002. Why then does
it create databases in "Access 2000 file format" ? I see that I can convert
these to 2002 so why does it not create mdbs in Access 2002 format in the
first place?

Thanks, JohnB

 

[Dirk Goldgar]

Hi.

This is not a problem - I'm just curious. On my XP Professional
laptop, when I load Access and click Help/About Access, it says
Access 2002. Why then does it create databases in "Access 2000 file
format" ? I see that I can convert these to 2002 so why does it not
create mdbs in Access 2002 format in the first place?

It's for maximum compatibility and interchangeability in a mixed-version
office. You can set the default file format on the Advanced tab of the
Tools -> Options... dialog.

 

[JohnB]

Thanks Dirk. JohnB

It's for maximum compatibility and interchangeability in a mixed-version
office. You can set the default file format on the Advanced tab of the
Tools -> Options... dialog.

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Dirk Goldgar, MS Access MVP
www.datagnostics.com

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