We have had the "cottage-industry" of Access applications across the company I work for too. They are developed by normal staff who then leave/move on and then these things chug along for a bit and then start to fail and end up in my department for fixing. :(
From: James Rankin [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com] Sent: 10 June 2011 14:56 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Access form password Thanks everyone for all the pointers. However...I think the database is corrupted. It can't be repaired, you can't view the database properties, it throws an index error every time - and according to Google, that points to a database "corrupted beyond repair". Even though the users are still managing to utilize it. Somehow. I think I may try to use this as the starting point for a larger project to get the myriad small Access databases dotted around the place consolidated into a single SQL-based system with proper maintenance and authentication etc. I am so glad it's Friday afternoon :-) On 10 June 2011 14:52, Daniel Rodriguez <drod...@gmail.com<mailto:drod...@gmail.com>> wrote: It may help if you could see the contents of the .df files. There are some free viewers. DBFPlus comes to mind. You may also need to convert those .dbf files. DBFConvert probably do the trick for you. That way you dont have to go hunting for an older version of Access. Then I use a hex editor to look at those forms. Also, I would look at any vba scripting files, if any. But, that's me. Typed not so frustratingly on my Dell Streak 7. On Jun 10, 2011 9:01 AM, <roberto.gri...@gmail.com<mailto:roberto.gri...@gmail.com>> wrote: ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com<mailto:listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin -- "On two occasions...I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." IMPORTANT: The information in this email is CONFIDENTIAL. If its contents are disclosed in any way my lawyers will swoop down from black helicopters like Seal Team Six and drag you away with a black bag over your head. They will then take you to a secret prison and make you fight to the death with other people who dared to share this email. You will be given a large bowie knife and a supply of methamphetamines while I watch the said deathmatch and wager vast sums of money on who will be the winner. If the fight becomes boring or there is a stalemate, I will release rabid dogs and my two-stone cat into the arena to liven things up a bit. If these animals become in any way docile, I will squirt them with water pistols until they become a bit more temperamental. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com<mailto:listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin This email and any attachments to it may be confidential and are intended solely for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, you must neither take any action based upon its contents, nor copy or show it to anyone. Please contact the sender if you believe you have received this email in error. QinetiQ may monitor email traffic data and also the content of email for the purposes of security. QinetiQ Limited (Registered in England & Wales: Company Number: 3796233) Registered office: Cody Technology Park, Ively Road, Farnborough, Hampshire, GU14 0LX http://www.qinetiq.com. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
