If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. |
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
#1
|
|||
|
|||
Can't Create MDE
I have an Access2K DB that won't let me create an MDE.
I't seems to be something to do with the forms but can't figure out what. 1.. I have reloaded Office from scratch. 2.. I have imported all the objects into a New DB. 3.. I have exported all the objects to Text files & then imported them into another New DB. I have tried to create an MDE after EACH of the above prsocesses to no avail. When I start to delete Forms individually, Then at some point it allows me to create a MDE. But it's not related to that last form that I deleted, because if I start over, it won't let create an MDE until I've deleted some OTHER form. In other words i'ts random. I have also done a "Compact & Repair" umpteen times! Can anyone offer some help please? |
#2
|
|||
|
|||
Four possibilities come to mind:
1. There may be coding errors in your database. The database cannot be converted to an MDE file if there are any coding errors. 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. You will need to correct any problems the compiler finds. Continue compiling until the compile process completes with no error messages at all. Then try making an MDE file from the database. Always keep lots of backup copies of the original MDB file. 2. If you are using Access 2002 or 2003, the default database format is Access 2000 unless you have changed this. Unfortunately, if you use the Access 2000 database format in Access 2002 or 2003, you cannot create an MDE. You may only create an MDE of an Access 2000-format database using Access 2000. So to make a 2002 MDE file, you must convert it to 2002 format and use 2002 to make the MDE file. The same is true for 2003: you need to convert the file to 2003 format and use 2003 to make an MDE in 2003 format. 3. See this link for another possibility: ACC2002: Error Message: "Microsoft Access Was Unable to Create an MDE Database" http://support.microsoft.com/?id=289686 4. Using methods of the DbEngine object without explicitly providing the DbEngine qualifier. For example: OpenDatabase(...) instead of DbEngine.OpenDatabase(...). This can lead to strange DAO licencing & other errors, including the inability to create an MDE. (From a post by TC) Here is some more info which may help: Check the "Can't make an MDE!" checklist on the following Web page to help you determine why you can't create the MDE database: http://www.Access.QBuilt.com/html/conversion.html -- Jeff Conrad Access Junkie Bend, Oregon "Hatman" wrote in message ... I have an Access2K DB that won't let me create an MDE. I't seems to be something to do with the forms but can't figure out what. I have reloaded Office from scratch. I have imported all the objects into a New DB. I have exported all the objects to Text files & then imported them into another New DB. I have tried to create an MDE after EACH of the above prsocesses to no avail. When I start to delete Forms individually, Then at some point it allows me to create a MDE. But it's not related to that last form that I deleted, because if I start over, it won't let create an MDE until I've deleted some OTHER form. In other words i'ts random. I have also done a "Compact & Repair" umpteen times! Can anyone offer some help please? |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Should be able to create a merged letter document and envelope do. | ErieZoo | Mailmerge | 1 | December 9th, 2004 12:43 AM |
How do I create two one to many relationships | justindula | Database Design | 5 | December 1st, 2004 09:18 PM |
How to stop Create Adobe PDF message when starting Word? | jeffdee | General Discussion | 3 | November 19th, 2004 07:44 AM |
reset button, create excel, import table, send e-mail, create back-up | matthew nance | General Discussion | 0 | July 27th, 2004 06:52 PM |
Need help: Can't create ADP Database in MSDE from MS Access | Lou Arnold | General Discussion | 0 | July 21st, 2004 04:54 AM |