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BE

2005-04-06, 8:05 pm

In MS Access 97 receiving an error message "database hase reached the
maximum size"


What is cause / solution?
Bill


Douglas J. Steele

2005-04-06, 8:05 pm

Perhaps the database has reached its maximum size?

In Access 97, an MDB file cannot exceed 1 GB.

--
Doug Steele, Microsoft Access MVP
http://I.Am/DougSteele
(no e-mails, please!)



"BE" <BE@test.com> wrote in message
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> In MS Access 97 receiving an error message "database hase reached the
> maximum size"
>
>
> What is cause / solution?
> Bill
>



Joe Fallon

2005-04-06, 8:05 pm

So you should try Compacting it to recover any free space.
--
Joe Fallon
Access MVP



"Douglas J. Steele" < NOSPAM_djsteele@NOSP
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> Perhaps the database has reached its maximum size?
>
> In Access 97, an MDB file cannot exceed 1 GB.
>
> --
> Doug Steele, Microsoft Access MVP
> http://I.Am/DougSteele
> (no e-mails, please!)
>
>
>
> "BE" <BE@test.com> wrote in message
> news:%h6Td.46939$NC6.10445@newsread1.mlpsca01.us.to.verio.net...
>
>



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