I cannot upload mdb files on my server.

[Guest]

Hi everybody, I have the following problem:
When I try to upload an .mdb file, the uploading stops after a while.I first
Used windows FTP Service. I changed to SERV-U FTP program but I still have
the same problem. I can't upload databases. Most of the databases had forms,
so I deleted the forms and I tried to upload the file again. This time the
upload was succesful, so I figured out the problem was caused by the forms.
So I continue to work without using the forms. Everything seemed to work fine
for a little while but now the problem reappeared again with databases that
doesn't have any forms.

Does anyone knows why is that?

Thank you very much

 

[Pringle9984]

Can't be sure without more information but it seems like it could b
the file size

Try doing a 'Compact and Repair' on the database to reduce the size
bit and then see if you can upload it

 

[John Vinson]

Hi everybody, I have the following problem:
When I try to upload an .mdb file, the uploading stops after a while.I first
Used windows FTP Service. I changed to SERV-U FTP program but I still have
the same problem. I can't upload databases. Most of the databases had forms,
so I deleted the forms and I tried to upload the file again. This time the
upload was succesful, so I figured out the problem was caused by the forms.
So I continue to work without using the forms. Everything seemed to work fine
for a little while but now the problem reappeared again with databases that
doesn't have any forms.

Does anyone knows why is that?

Thank you very much

I would look elsewhere for the problem. FTP (either Windows or SERV-U)
neither knows nor cares anything about the *contents* of the files
that they're transferring; the file could be a database, a Word file,
a .jpg image or anything, and the program should transfer it just as a
string of bits.

I would suggest using Tools... Database Utilities... Compact to
compact the (full, with forms) database, if you haven't done so
already; use WinZIP to compress it (so you have a smaller file to
transmit), and trying again with either of the FTP programs. I cannot
imagine other than that the FTP failure is unrelated to the Forms or
other contents of your database!

John W. Vinson[MVP]