I have a database with tables that are linked to a different database in a network drive. (The other database is on a different machine, and a network drive on my machine is mapped to it.)
While I was running some VBA code the connection to the network drive was broken, and I got an error message.
When I tried accessing any local tables in my database, or when I tried closing Access I got error messages.
I closed access through the task manager, and now when I open it I get the following message:
The VBA modules in this database appear to have been saved with errors. Access can recover the modules, but you should backup the database first...
I backed up and then clicked OK, but the modules have been entirely wiped out.
In the backup I cannot access the modules, I just get that message again.
Please help! Sadly I do not have a backup from before, and I need the modules. Is there a way to recover at least the modules? Even in text file?
I tried importing the modules into a different database, but I get the same error message.
EDIT: When I try to recover I get the following message:
Cannot open database ''. It may not be a database your application recognizes, or your file may be corrupt.
What does this mean? It seems like Access is trying to access an empty string.
oh... That one hurts! I've been in a similar situation but not exactly the same way. The good news is that you can almost always recover from these situations. Try this: Create a new blank database and import all tables, queries, forms, reports, macros, and modules into the new database...
If that's not possible you may have to decompile the database. See: https://www.fmsinc.com/microsoftaccess/errors/Bad_DLL_Calling_Convention.asp
Do double-check the path. Most likely it is:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSACCESS.EXE"
and a space is missing:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSACCESS.EXE" /decompile
That's for A2016. It is Office15 for A2013.
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I've been doing some porting of old SSIS packages from a legacy system into a new system. I was running some tests only to see some kind of error output related to the ODBC connection with Code: 0xC0202009.
The package's two connection managers are both built with SQLNCLI11.1 as the provider.
I believe I can fix the error if I switch that to SQLOLEDB.1. Is there a simple way to do that without having to rebuild the entire package from scratch? Is there an XML file somewhere I can just replace the old value with the new one?
The only way is to open the package (.dtsx) file with a text editor (notepad, notepad++). And search for this property and replace it manually. (.Dtsx file is an xml file)
But replacing this property may cause other errors if each provider has different properties. So Take a backup of these packages before editing.
Take a look at this question it may help you (check my answer and the others. It will give you an idea on how a dtsx file can be readed outside of visual studio):
Automate Version number Retrieval from .Dtsx files
My VBA Project seems to be corrupted. When I try to open a module I get a "Module name 'xxxx' is misspelled or relates to a module that doesn't exist". This all seemed to happen after a run time error inferring a corruption had taken place. I have tried to open Access in decompile mode and then open the data base, but still no luck...though I'm not sure how you tell its in decompile mode. I'd desperately like to get some code out that I've been working on for a couple of days.... I can open the tables and queries, so it seems its just the VBA project.
Any ideas? is there a way of accessing the modules outside of the data base?
I created an Access front end for a SQL DB on my PC for use throughout my company. I am using a file ODBC connection and putting both the ODBC file and the Access file on a shared network drive.
When I load the access file, for some reason it seems to default to using my windows login credentials and pulls in the data perfectly. When a user attempts to open the file, they receive an error message saying "ODBC --call failed.". I can open the Linked Table Manager for them and check 'ask for new location' then specify the ODBC file and it all works fine...however it doesn't seem to save anything. I get the error each time someone other then myself opens this file.
Any idea what could be wrong? I am not an Access guy by trade, it just seems to be the tool we need for the moment.
--EDIT: For Clarification I am using a file ODBC connection
--Edit 2--
Riddle me this. So I have been troubleshooting this issue and I came across something interesting. I was logged in as one of my users and did the following:
Create a new access file that references a file ODBC connection on the desktop.
Create 3-4 linked tables in the access file, using the ODBC file on the desktop.
Save and close the access file.
Re-Open said file.... and I get an ODBC connection error! Right after everything was fine in a fresh file!
Anyone ever experience this?
i assume you didn't install the ODBC correctly on each users PC.
you should create the ODBC-definition. You can create the relevant statements directly in the registry, see this branch
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ODBC\ODBC.INI
if you give the same name as on your developer machine, then it works. that's how i do it with my client applications that i develop on my machine and then install it at client site
After beating my head against the wall having this same issue, I finally discovered I had a checkbox on the Access form that defaulted to NULL. Since I put the backend into SQL, the checkbox fields cannot be NULL but the 'ODBC Call Failed' message did not help. I finally tried to add a record directly on the table via Access and it gave more information. I set all the checkboxes to default to zero and it resolved the problem!
Well, I was able to narrow the issue a bit. Access for some reason keeps trying to use Windows Credentials instead of the username in my ODBC file. I can't find a way around it, but I was able to resolve the issue by creating logins on my SQL Server for the windows users that need access.
I am not incredibly happy about needing to manage more logins, but that's what i did to resolve this issue.
I don't mean to resurrect the dead, but I had this same error stem from a different issue.
I was using an ODBC connection. When running the file using the 'Design' run button it worked fine. When I tried using the Navigation Pane and double clicking on it, the error would happen.
The structure of my query was the problem; I was porting a SQL server query over and the single quote ' parameter passing was not well received in Access. Changing these over to double quotes " made it work.
I am working with this error for sometime now.
"Failed with the operaring System Error 21 (The device is not ready.)"
I scourged the internet but could not find the solution. Here are the links that look at
I am using this tutorial for importing the database (.bak) while which was exported from another machine and copied to mine.
On this page the very last paragraph is very helpful but it did not work for me.
I looked for other links and tried their solution, those did not work either.
I changed directory permission and allowed full access to everyone, that did not work. I also copy that .bak files to the other back databases that I have (and which imports fine), that still did not work.
Am I missing something simple, permission etc?
I am using SQL Server 2005 with SQL Server Management Studio.
I assume this was a security feature.
I could not restore the database into a name other than its original name which I was trying to do. But I could restore back on the same system into a different name. What I did is back my current database and restored them in different names that I wanted.
Right click on the original database and click restore. In this case do not change the name of the database or any parameters, it should now work.
I would also be caution to allow everyone in the directy where the backups are copied and give *everyone" object full control of the folder.
Hope it helps.
This error is a warning that you're saving the file(s) into a location that doesn't exist on that particular SQL Server workstation. For instance, if you backup a database on one machine containing an "E:\SQL_Databases" folder, and then transfer the .bak file to a machine containing only one hard drive designated as "C:\". SQL Server "remembers" where the .mdf, .ldf. and .ndf files resided on the first machine and tries to restore them to the same place. So make sure the location to which you are restoring the .mdf, etc. actually exists on the new machine. If everything doesn't match exacty, you receive this error.
When I try to connect to a database that was previously opening with a SQL connection I get a "File in Use" error. Process Explorer tells me that sqlservr is still holding the file. Any ideas on how to get sql to release the file from within the vb.net 2010 code?
After you closed the connection you must call
SqlConnection.ClearPool
or
SqlConnection.ClearAllPools
in order to release the files from the SqlServer.
Which file is this? Is it a file that's normally internally managed by the SQL server? If so, then you'll probably have to ask the SQL server to shut itself down before you can open the file.
You may also want to consider your reasons for wanting to access such a file. If it's for backup purposes, you are almost always better off using the services of your database to perform backups, instead of trying to do it yourself.