Can't open dbf files

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George Spiller

I get this message when I try to open a 33 mb database
(dbf file) I've been using in Approach for years. I can
get about a third of it in Excel so I know it's there but
with the upgrade to XP, I replaced Approach with Acess
2003. Any ideas.

"The Microsoft Jet database engine could not find the
object <name>. Make sure the object exists and that you
spell its name and the path name correctly. (Error 3011)"
 
George,

Is filename of the DBF file longer than 8 characters? Sometimes Access
insists that a DBF filename must be in the 8.3 format. Try copying or
renaming your file so that there are no more than 8 characters to the left
of the period.

hth,
 
Thanks soooo much
George
-----Original Message-----
George,

Is filename of the DBF file longer than 8 characters? Sometimes Access
insists that a DBF filename must be in the 8.3 format. Try copying or
renaming your file so that there are no more than 8 characters to the left
of the period.

hth,
--

Cheryl Fischer, MVP Microsoft Access
Law/Sys Associates, Houston, TX





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