ACC: Database Created in Access 95 with Early Version Year 2000 Update Cannot Be Converted to Access 97

ID: Q235268

The information in this article applies to:
Novice: Requires knowledge of the user interface on single-user computers.


SYMPTOMS

When you try to convert a Microsoft Access 95 version 7.0 database to Access 97, you may receive one of the following error messages:

Record(s) can't be read; no read permissions on '<filename>',
-or-
Automation Error


CAUSE

The database that you are trying to convert was created after a version of the Office 95 Year 2000 Update was installed that contains a version of the Microsoft Jet database engine that causes the problem.


RESOLUTION

In order to convert your Access 95 database, follow these steps:

  1. Download the most recent version of the Office 95 Year 2000 Update (version 7.0c2 or later) from the Office Update Web site at http://officeupdate.microsoft.com and install it.


  2. Open Access 95 and create a new, blank database.


  3. On the File menu, point to Get External Data, and then click Import.


  4. Select the database that does not convert correctly, and import all objects into the new database.


  5. Convert the new database to Access 97.



STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Access 95 version 7.0 with the Office 95 Year 2000 Update.

This problem does not occur when you convert an Access 95 database to Access 2000.


MORE INFORMATION

To determine if you have the correct version of the Office 95 Year 2000 Update installed on your computer, check the version of the Msjt3032.dll file. This file should be version 3.000.5226 or later. To check the version of Msjt3032.dll, follow these steps:

  1. On the Start menu, point to Find, and then click Files or Folders.


  2. In the Find: All Files dialog box, type msjt30302.dll in the Name box, and select drive C from the Look In list. Click Find Now to start searching.


  3. In the list of files found, select the file that is in your Windows\System folder. Right-click the file, and then click Properties.


  4. In the Properties dialog box, click the Version tab, and check the File Version line to determine the version of the file.


  5. Click Cancel to close the dialog box.


Additional query words: pra 


Keywords          : kbdta 
Version           : WINDOWS:7.0
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbbug

Last Reviewed: July 21, 1999