whats wrong with my database. i've been using this database for years, now it
keeps crashing. a pop-up window will appear saying thet "The database
"C\Documents.....\myDATAbase.MDB" needs to be repaired or isn't a databse
file.

please help! thanks!

1. Have you tried Compact and repair your database?

2. Have you tried JetComp.exe?

3. Have you tried creating a new blank database and importing all objects
from the existing database to the new database?

--
HTH
Van T. Dinh
MVP (Access)



"benj" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:8841C3E6-1168-4793-85E1-(E-Mail Removed)...
> whats wrong with my database. i've been using this database for years, now
> it
> keeps crashing. a pop-up window will appear saying thet "The database
> "C\Documents.....\myDATAbase.MDB" needs to be repaired or isn't a databse
> file.
>
> please help! thanks!

Presumably you tried the compact/repair (Tools | Database Utilities.)

If that can't rescue it, you might try Microsoft's JetComp utilitity:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/273956/en-us

Otherwise you could be looking at a professional restore service such as:
http://www.everythingaccess.com/acce...baserepair.htm
(Or better still, restoring a backup if you have a recent one.)

For suggestions on how to avoid the continued corruption, see:
Preventing Corruption
at:
http://allenbrowne.com/ser-25.html
It's a lengthy list of things to work through, but they are all important
issues.

--
Allen Browne - Microsoft MVP. Perth, Western Australia
Tips for Access users - http://allenbrowne.com/tips.html
Reply to group, rather than allenbrowne at mvps dot org.

"benj" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:8841C3E6-1168-4793-85E1-(E-Mail Removed)...
> whats wrong with my database. i've been using this database for years, now
> it
> keeps crashing. a pop-up window will appear saying thet "The database
> "C\Documents.....\myDATAbase.MDB" needs to be repaired or isn't a databse
> file.
>
> please help! thanks!

Try read up on corruption with links found at Tony Toews page
http://www.granite.ab.ca/access/corruptmdbs.htm.

You may need to restore from a backup.

--
Duane Hookom
Microsoft Access MVP


"benj" wrote:

> whats wrong with my database. i've been using this database for years, now it
> keeps crashing. a pop-up window will appear saying thet "The database
> "C\Documents.....\myDATAbase.MDB" needs to be repaired or isn't a databse
> file.
>
> please help! thanks!

On Tue, 28 Nov 2006 19:40:01 -0800, benj
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>whats wrong with my database. i've been using this database for years, now it
>keeps crashing. a pop-up window will appear saying thet "The database
>"C\Documents.....\myDATAbase.MDB" needs to be repaired or isn't a databse
>file.
>
>please help! thanks!

It means your database has become corrupted. I hope you have a current
backup; you may well need it.

See

http://www.granite.ab.ca/access/corruptmdbs.htm

for causes, possible cures, and preventatives for such corruption.

John W. Vinson[MVP]