This is a compatibility issue with vibe and Access. You need VB6 SP5 and/or
the newest version of MAC.
"dkomo" <dkomoNoSpam@cris.com> wrote in message
news:4069ED70.E21EAC03@cris.com...[color=blue]
> I wrote a VB 6.0 program to create an Access database file and fill it
> with data. I used the following DAO statement:
>
> Set db_AllEquity = ws.CreateDatabase(Database_Name,
> dbLangGeneral,
> dbVersion30)
>
> On my older computer I can open the .mdb file with Office 97 Access
> with no problem
>
> Then I took the program over to my notebook, which runs under Windows
> XP Pro and has Office XP installed, recompiled the program, and
> recreated the .mdb file. Much to my surprise, Access in Office XP put
> out a message saying the it needs to run a conversion on the .mdb file
> to make it compatible with Access 2000 and Access 2002.
>
> Does anyone know what's going on here? I have all the latest system
> components installed on the notebook. According to the VB 6.0 online
> manual, the constant dbVersion30 specifies the Microsoft Jet database
> engine version 3.0 file format (compatible with version 3.5). This is
> the most recent version available to VB 6.0.
>
> What do I need to do to create an Access .mdb file compatible with the
> version of Office XP (2002) that I have?
>
>
>
--dkomo@cris.com[/color]
