Well I don't think the power outage helped you at all!!
You quite possibly have a corrupt database now. The error
message you're getting may also be caused by a serious bug
with Access 2000 and not having service pack 3 installed.
Read on for more details.
I think you've been stung by a particularly nasty bug in
Access 2000. Sure sign is that dreaded "Network Connection
may have been lost.." messsage. Details about it can be
found here:
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=304548
The corruption in your database may not be recoverable.
You might try importing everything into another database.
I believe this bug is fixed with Service Pack 3, but it
will not *fix* corruption already present. To avoid this
bug you absolutely, positively, have to compile your
database EVERY time you import something.
Also, (from Dirk "Yoda" Goldgar) one other thing you might
try first is decompiling your database -- or rather, a
copy of it. Instructions for how to do this may be found
here:
http://www.mvps.org/access/bugs/bugs0008.htm
and here:
http://www.granite.ab.ca/access/decompile.htm
This was also posted recently from someone from Microsoft:
326605 ACC2000: Issues Fixed in Access 2000 by Office 2000
Service Pack 3
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=326605
304548 ACC2000: Error Message: Error Accessing File.
Network Connection May
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=304548
After applying Office 2000 sp3 you are going to need to
salvage your database modules (Standard, Forms/Reports) by
saving them out to text files. Example:
- Open Form/Report in design view and select menu option
View > Code
- Select the menu option Edit > Select All (to select vba
code)
- Select menu option Edit > Copy
- Paste in Notepad file
- Close VBA window to return to Form/Report
- Within the properties Window of Form/Report change the
property "Has Module" from "Yes" to "No"
(this will delete the code behind the object)
- Save your Form/Report
************* Repeat above steps for each Form/Report that
has code
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- For your Standard module just open and copy to text files
- Then import all your objects (within exception of your
Modules) to a new database file
- Copy the code from the above text files into new modules
in your new database
- For the Forms/Reports reverse the steps by opening their
VBA modules and pasting the code from the text files
*******************************
You can also try running decompile switch but the above
methods are normally your only shot..
Regards,
Eric Butts
Microsoft Access
Good luck,
