Creating MDE Crashes

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Jarryd

Hello,

I have a DB that I have been developing over time, adding bits to it as
needed. After I have finished I create an MDE file from that I distribute
to users. But now Access just crashes when I try to create the MDE. I have
tried to import all the forms, modules, queries and tables into another
blank DB to see if it would fix it but it hasn't. Any ideas as to what has
gone wrong and how I fix it?

TIA,

Jarryd
 
A decompile will probably fix it, but try this sequence:

1. Uncheck the boxes under:
Tools | Options | General | Name AutoCorrect
Explanation of why:
http://allenbrowne.com/bug-03.html

2. Compact the database to get rid of this junk:
Tools | Database Utilities | Compact

3. Close Access. Make a backup copy of the file. Decompile the database by
entering something like this at the command prompt while Access is not
running. It is all one line, and include the quotes:
"c:\Program Files\Microsoft office\office\msaccess.exe" /decompile
"c:\MyPath\MyDatabase.mdb"

4. Open Access, and compact again.

5. Open a code window.
Choose References from the Tools menu.
Uncheck any references you do not need.
For a list of the ones you typically need in your version of Access, see:
http://allenbrowne.com/ser-38.html

6. Still in the code window, choose Compile from the Debug menu.
Fix any errors, and repeat until it compiles okay.

At this point, you should have a database where the name-autocorrect errors
are gone, the indexes are repaired, inconsistencies between the text- and
compiled-versions of the code are fixed, and reference ambiguities are
resolved.

If it is still a problem, the next step would be to get Access to rebuild
the database for you. Follow the steps for the first symptom in this
article:
Recovering from Corruption
at:
http://allenbrowne.com/ser-47.html
 
Allen my man, you are even a greater Wizard than the ones that ship with
Access 2003!!

All sorted, thanks to you!

Jarryd
 
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