Making an .mde file

[Nancy]

I have just completed a project developed in Access and
I'm ready convert it to an .mde file. I don't reference
any external databases, but I do have three Crystal
Reports integrated into the project. When I go to make
the .mde file I get the message that "Microsoft Access
was unable to create an MDE database. Any ideas on what
the problem is and what I can do to correct it.

Nancy

 

[Cheryl Fischer]

Two possibilities come to mind, Nancy...

1. There may be coding errors or problems in the database; these will
prevent the creation of an MDE. Open any code module and, from the VBA
menu, select Debug, then Compile. If there are any errors, you will see an
error message and the problem line of code will be highlighted. Continue
compiling until the compile completes with no messages at all.

2. If you are using Access 2002 or 2003, the default database format is
Access 2000. Unfortunately, if you use the Access 2000 database format in
Access 2002/3, you cannot create an MDE. You may only create an MDE of an
Access 2000-format database using Access 2000.

hth,