Error while Linking Access Database to the .asp Page

ASP or Active Server Pages is the technology to create the dynamic and interactive web pages which are not affected by the type of browser the web site visitor is using. This uses the server side scripting, usually done in the VBScript language, to produce the web pages.

But sometimes while connecting to link to the .asp page or while attempting to make the connection in frontpage under site setting can prove knotty. You may encounter the following error message:

‘Server error: Unable to connect to a database from the web server using the connection string ‘DSN=Salescart1;DRIVER={Driver do Microsoft Access (*.mdb)}’.”

The database driver software may yield the following error message with this respect:

“[Microsoft][ODBC Microsoft Access Driver] Cannot open database ‘(unknown)’. It may not be a database that your application recognizes, or the file may be corrupt.”

This is the case of the database corruption (as indicated by the second error message) and you need an Access repair. This corruption can be the outcome of the variety of the reasons like:

This could be the limit problem. If you make more than four connections then the access database become risky for the database corruption
Opening the access database which is online at present can also make it corrupt
Faulty network hardware

Regardless the reason of the corruption, your valuable data is now at the verge of loss and hence you need a tool which is perfect at Access recovery, called Access recovery software.

These software have the wonderful ability to recognize all the database objects and do a perfect scanning of the corrupted database. The problem in this particular case can be any one out of the mentioned earlier and these MDB repair utilities never take any regard to the reason of the corruption. Being choosy at the stage when you are looking for the perfect solution for the Access repair would give you the useful results in the future as a little carelessness could bring the disastrous results and can make the file departure forever.

Stellar Phoenix Access Recovery has settled as the topmost position holder in the field of MDB repair. This is with regard to the reason of being excellent product doing the complete and effective Access recovery.

The software, with the use of the powerful scanning algorithms, makes Access repair for all the objects of the database. The software is applicable in repairing all kind of relations and database constraints. You can use this MDB repair product with Access 2000, 2002, 2003 and 2007.
 

File Corruption Error in Access

Sometimes, when you open an Access database, you may get the following error message:
"Microsoft Access has detected corruption in this file. To try to repair the corruption, first make a backup copy of the file. Then, on the tools menu, point to Database Utilities and click Compact and Repair Database. If you are currently trying to repair this corruption then you will need to recreate this file or restore it from a previous backup."

When you click on Ok button of the message window, you would be able to get into the database but it won’t let you run or use any database object like queries. When you clink on any of them, you will get the same error message.
Grounds of the issue

The problem in generally occurs if your MDB file or the Access database has got corrupted. The database can get damaged due to internal and external reasons. The internal reasons include system conflict, Access system file corruption and registry corruption. The external reasons include virus attack, operating system errors and improper system shutdown.
Nevertheless the reason of database corruption, it is very grave condition for a database user. It can cause the nightmare of the data loss and can put you in the catastrophic situations. So, to save you and your business, it is very important to fix the issue quickly.

Work around
The Microsoft has provided an inbuilt repair utility with Access known as Compact and Repair to repair the damaged database. But in this case, when you use it, it will show you the same error message again because it doesn’t let you use any of the database objects and tools.

In this case, you need to restore your database from the backup. But, there are several users who don’t backup their data. Some of them have extra faith in computers and some others don’t have time. If you are facing a situation where you don’t have a backup copy of the database or it has got damaged then you will need for some extra tools.

In such catastrophic circumstances, there is the only way that can save your business that it is the Access recovery software. Access recovery software can repair your damaged database in all of the possible circumstances no matter the database has got damaged due to internal reasons or external reasons.

These software are fairly easy to use and the MDB recovery can be performed very easily using these software. The only thing you have to do is to search for a dependable, secure, efficient and effectiveAccess repair software and scan the damaged MDB file. The software will return a new repaired Access database with all of its objects.

Stellar Phoenix Access Recovery is an award winning and the most popular MDB recovery software that you can trust in all cases of database corruption. This software has designed read only and non destructive that repairs and restores the database intact. This Access repair software is capable of repairing tables, forms, reports, queries, macros, relationships and all other database objects.

You can use this MDB repair software with all of the file versions of Microsoft Office Access including Access 2007, 2003, 2002, and 2000. The user interface of the software is very interactive and simple that doesn’t demand any technical skills by the user to use it.

“The Visual Basic for Application project in the database is corrupt” error message in Access

MS Access databases provides us with immeasurable benefits that has made our professional spheres far less taxing and comprehensive but as an access user, there are certain thumb rules that needs to be kept in mind, deviations in which can cause disruptions in Access functioning.

In most cases, we are nonchalant about the error messages that keep popping up from time to time to warn us about the impending dangers that await us if we are not careful about the mechanisms of Access but nevertheless very few of us actually take the vibes positively and eventually end up with corrupted and damaged databases.

Discussed below is one such error message that spells disaster whose manifestations clearly points towards corruption. When “The Visual Basic for Application project in the database is corrupt” error message flashes across the
screen, it’s clearly a red signal that requires keen attention and immediate action.

This error message makes its appearance under the following circumstances:-

• When you try your hand at opening the Visual Basic Editor in a Microsoft Access database by pressing ALT+F11
• While compacting the database
• When one tries to open an object that is in a compiled database or in a compiled project in MS Access 2002, MS Access 2002 SP1 and MS Access 2002 SP2.

The module name ‘module name’ is misspelled or refers to a module that doesn’t exist error message can also occur in place of the above stated message as an identical variant but the reasons causing it remains the same. The lausible reason instigating this behavior is a corruption in the Visual Basic for Applications project.

Another common Access problem that poses to be the root of all disruptions is the inability of Access 2000 to open or modify a compiled database or a compiled project that was compiled in a later version of Access. Conversely, Access 2002 SP1 and Access 2002 SP2 cannot modify but can nevertheless open a compiled database or a compiled project that was compiled in a later version of Access but it does so incorrectly and this breeds corruption.

In such a scenario, chances of retrieving the forms, reports and modules that use Visual Basic for Applications is a rare prospect as they are the ones that are directly affected by the corruption hat creep in. Attempts to export the forms, reports and modules might result in the replication of the error message in question.

If important and sensitive information is stacked in the database, you simply cannot afford to take chances with the data that might suffer deletion. If you are stuck up in a similar situation and don’t know what to do, try consulting a reliable Access Repair company immediately cause it is impossible to recreate the crucial data that has been developed over years and thus data recovery from these inaccessible database files becomes mandatory.

Stellar’s Access Recovery software effectively repairs and restores the corrupted access database. It is equipped to deal with any problems that might entail repair of any of the components of the Access database including tables, forms, reports, queries and macros.

The specialty of Stellar Phoenix Access Recovery lies in the fact that it restores the repaired file in its original format that too in ts original location. It is capable of effectively handling challenges relating to all possible cases of database corruption.
 

“The database is in an unexpected state” error message in MS Access

It’s not a very healthy sign when "The database is in an unexpected state" error message flashes on the screen. You don’t remember having done anything wrong so as to instigate the occurrence of this error.

All you did was convert a number of Access 95 databases to Access 2000 on Windows NT by using the DAO Compact Database method instead of the Convert Database command on the Tools menu and this error pops up. The databases were created in microsoft Access 95 or an earlier version by using the Compact Database method and the new turn of events has left the new databases in a partially converted state.

This error makes its appearance when attempts are made to open the database in Microsoft Access 2000 or later versions.

If you still have a copy of the database in it original format, use the Convert Database command on the Tools menu (Database Utilities submenu) to convert it.

If the original database in its original format is no longer available, try creating a new database and import your tables and queries to preserve the status of your data. Try importing one object at a time as this will enable you to ascertain if it’s a single object that’s creating the trouble. If you hit upon the specific object, step over it and continue importing but in most cases it happens otherwise and you are not able to import the tables and the objects become irrecoverable. Such a behavior clearly points towards database corruption and needs immediate attention.

If you are still short of facing this situation, follow these tips religiously to stall chances of impending corruption.

• Improper shutdown or abruptly terminating Access breeds corruption
• Canceling the job using the Task Manager or powering off the system without attempting a proper shutdown facilitates corruption
• Strangely enough, cordless phones, radio transmitters, welding machines near and around the computers create database corruption.
• Split the database into front-end/back-end arrangement. You are begging for corruption to set in cause if your access database is placed on a shared drive, one instance of network glitch can cause it to corrupt. Use the Access wizard for this purpose under Tools>>Utilities
• Place the front-end on each user’s desktop and link to the tables in the back-end via a UNC path to the location on the server it resides in.
• Try using the Compact and Repair function provided in Access on a regular basis. Access Repair is an excellent utility that serves the dual purpose of enhancing the performance of the application and invalidating corruption.

If you follow these simple rules, you can be rest assured that your database would perform as efficiently as ever but if you deviate from the given rules and use your database carelessly, you are bound to face corruption and eventual data loss which will obviously take a toll on your finances and health.

If you are already suffering from a database corruption that has rendered your
data inaccessible, consult a reliable data recovery company immediately cause it is impossible to recreate the crucial data that has been developed over years and thus data recovery from these inaccessible database files becomes mandatory.
Stellar Phoenix Access Recovery software effectively repairs and restores the corrupted access database. It is equipped to deal with any problems that might entail repair of any of the components of the Access database including tables, forms, reports, queries and macros.

 



 

Data Recovery

File Recovery

Email Recovery

Prevent Data Loss