I didn't know the import function was in Access 97, as the IT department has
removed it and a lot of the other functions. Have asked to get it installed,
this removal of functions is why I am not happy with it
Thanks
"John W. Vinson" wrote:
> On Mon, 28 May 2007 00:43:03 -0700, MarkS <(E-Mail Removed)>
> wrote:
>
> >Hi,
> >I have to copy a lot of queries out of a access 97 database in to another
> >access 97 database. Their is at least one corrupt table in the database.
> >I would like to get the tables as well but can live with it if I need to
> >recreate them.
> >Yes it has to be in access 97 - very bad move
>
> Actually 97 is still the best, most stable version of Access out there.
>
> As noted elsethread, File... Get External Data... Import should work fine with
> your queries, even with a corrupt table. You can also import Forms, Reports
> and code, and the undamaged tables. Depending on *how* the table is corrupted,
> you may be able to salvage the data; one technique is to import the table,
> *design mode only*; then use File... Get External Data... Link to link to it,
> and run an Append query to append the undamaged records. You do need to use
> criteria on the table's Primary Key to select records known to be undamaged -
> if it's a corrupt Memo field then you should NOT apply any criteria to the
> memo field. Instead, identify the damaged record and use a range of ID values
> so that the damage record is not touched. For example, if you know that the
> record with ID 3155 is corrupt, use a criterion
>
> <= 3154 OR >= 3156
>
> to "touch" only undamaged records.
>
> John W. Vinson [MVP]
>
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