I can open it on his old system *BUT* not by going directly into MS Access 2000. If I try to open it, I get the permissions error again.
Instead I can open it via the shortcut. When this d/b delivered, it used the MS Access Runtime 2000 so you didn't have to have Access installed. Oh... and there's no menu listed to export the data either. Larry -----Original Message----- From: Computer Guys Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tony B Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2008 9:07 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [CGUYS] MS Access problem Didn't you just say you can open it on his old machine? Then can't you just export it as a csv? On Thu, Oct 2, 2008 at 11:38 AM, Larry Sacks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've been through the MS newsgroups, but I'll wade through them again. > The solutions that sound plausible involve getting the original version > of access, although how do I go about finding that? The software was > installed in 2001..... > On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 8:11 PM, Larry Sacks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: >> Nope. The mdb isn't corrupted. I can take the file on his new > system, >> put it back on his old system and it works. ************************************************************************ * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** ************************************************************************ * ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
