Problem emailing .MDB

[drolsinatas]

When I email the database I built to my brother, he gets the eror messege:

Unrecognized database format <filename>. (Error 3343)
Possible causes:



The specified file name is not a Microsoft Jet database.
The specified file name is a device name, for example, a printer or a console.
The .mdb file has invalid header information or an unknown sort order.
A commit is pending from another user but the lock file cannot be found.
During a commit, you are attempting to write a Long value larger than the 2K maximum page size.
The database is damaged. Compact the database and then try opening it again.




Does anyone know anything about this. What I don't understand is I sent him a couple different versions fo the same data base (some with minor updates) and 1 of them worked, but the rest didn't and I don't understand why.

 

[bubba100]

Try renaming the file to something other than .mdb. Microsoft won't let you send an mdb file as an attachment."security".

 

[drolsinatas]

sweet I'll try that! but it's worked before. i dont understand. Thanks for the tip...

I asked him to send it back to me and when he did it showed up 10mb less in size. Wierd.

 

[MoLaker]

A database typically can be zipped down to a substantially smaller file size. It then emails quicker and is less likely to encounter problems like you experienced. If you don't already have it, get WinZip90 - it's free. Your brother will need it too unless you buy the full product which will let you create self-extracting zip files.

 

[PHV]

Does your brother have the same version of msaccess as you ?

Hope This Helps, PH.
FAQ219-2884
FAQ181-2886

 

[drolsinatas]

You're the best! It worked after I winared it.!