in message:
" Error Accessing File - Network Connection May Have Been Lost"
I'm getting this message whenever I try to compile my database. I also get
it when I try to access the code for a report.
Compact and Repair does not fix it.
I tried setting up a new database and importing all objects. It stopped on
one report and displayed the above message.
All was working fine earlier today until I deleted some controls from a
form, renamed some others and made some changes to the VBA.
Hi David,
Are you using Access 2000 without SP3 installed by
chance? Is so read on.
I think you've been stung by a particularly nasty bug in
Access 2000. Sure sign is that dreaded "Network Connection
may have been lost.." message. Details about it can be
found here:
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=304548
The corruption in your database may not be recoverable.
You might try importing everything into another database.
I believe this bug is fixed with Service Pack 3, but it
will not *fix* corruption already present. To avoid this
bug you absolutely, positively, have to compile your
database EVERY time you import something.
Also, (from Dirk "Yoda" Goldgar) one other thing you might
try first is decompiling your database -- or rather, a
copy of it. Instructions for how to do this may be found
here:
http://www.mvps.org/access/bugs/bugs0008.htm
and here:
http://www.granite.ab.ca/access/decompile.htm
This was also posted by someone from Microsoft (my next employer):
326605 ACC2000: Issues Fixed in Access 2000 by Office 2000 Service Pack 3
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=326605
304548 ACC2000: Error Message: Error Accessing File. Network Connection May
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=304548
After applying Office 2000 sp3 you are going to need to salvage your
database modules (Standard, Forms/Reports) by saving them out to text
files. Example:
- Open Form/Report in design view and select menu option View > Code
- Select the menu option Edit > Select All (to select vba code)
- Select menu option Edit > Copy
- Paste in Notepad file
- Close VBA window to return to Form/Report
- Within the properties Window of Form/Report change the property "Has
Module" from "Yes" to "No"
(this will delete the code behind the object)
- Save your Form/Report
************* Repeat above steps for each Form/Report that has code
*****************
- For your Standard module just open and copy to text files
- Then import all your objects (within exception of your Modules) to a new
database file
- Copy the code from the above text files into new modules in your new
database
- For the Forms/Reports reverse the steps by opening their VBA modules and
pasting the code from the text files
*******************************
You can also try running decompile switch but the above methods are
normally your only shot..
I hope this helps! If you have additional questions on this topic, please
respond back to this posting.
Regards,
Eric Butts
Microsoft Access
Good luck,
