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db wont open

         

stevelibby

2:34 pm on Feb 26, 2008 (gmt 0)

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hi all when i download my db from the web server, tables wont open locallly it comes up with error 'unrecognized database format' does it have to do with data being entered into it?

jatar_k

2:35 pm on Feb 26, 2008 (gmt 0)

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what type of db?

stevelibby

2:50 pm on Feb 26, 2008 (gmt 0)

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its an access db 2003, i have re downloaded it and run a repair and compact and have atable called MSysCompactError and have these charctors in it ¨Æ ÅÊ ”g any ideas?

jatar_k

5:08 pm on Feb 26, 2008 (gmt 0)

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not sure myself but there are a couple references here
[google.com...]

though you may have already looked at those

stevelibby

6:27 pm on Feb 26, 2008 (gmt 0)

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once i investigated a little further it appears the incorrect charactors were to blame so ive tightend it right up