Exits after compacting

[Peter Kinsman]

I have a database which in the last week has become slower and slower to
save changes. This morning I tried Compact and Repair, whereupon it closed
the database. Will it have left any hints anywhere as to the problem it has
encountered please?

Many thanks

Peter Kinsman

 

[Arvin Meyer [MVP]]

I suspect you have at least some corruption. First, always work on a copy
of the database. Working on the original may make it impossible for a repair
service to fix it.

Download a copy of JetComp.exe:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;273956

Try backing up your forms as text with the undocumented SaveAsText
LoadFromText functions:

http://www.datastrat.com/Code/DocDatabase.txt

Also have a look at the Microsoft KB article:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;209137

Then have a look at Tony Toews' Access Corruption FAQ at:

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

for some suggestions. Unfortunately, some corruption cannot be fixed - you
may need to create a new database, import what can be salvaged, and recreate
the rest.

Although it's a paid service, Peter Miller does an outstanding job of saving
corrupt databases. Try this URL:

http://www.pksolutions.com