At times, when you run a query to fetch the records from an MS Access database, you receive an error message. In most cases of an error message, Access database corruption is root cause. Few reasons responsible for corruption of Access database are MS Office malfunctioning, file system corruption, operating system damage, malicious software like virus and more. The best possible way to overcome Access database corruption is by restoring the data from an updated backup. But, in case of no backup availability or backup falling short of restoring the required data, you need to use advanced access repair tool that can completely repair your corrupted database.
Consider a practical scenario, when you attempt to run a query to fetch all the records of the Employee (MS Access database component) table, you encounter the below error message:
“Invalid Argument”
Data saved in the Employee table becomes inaccessible after the above error message appears. In addition, you encounter the same error message each time you attempt to run a query to view the records of Employee table.
Cause:
Two causes for the occurrence of the above error message are discussed below:
1. Employee table is corrupted
2. Employee table has exceed 2GB size limit
Resolution:
To resolve the above error message and access the data saved in the Employee table, you need to take these steps:
1. Split the Employee table into multiple tables.
2. In case of Employee table corruption, you need to use an inbuilt repair utility “Compact and Repair.”
In most cases, the inbuilt repair utility repairs your corrupted database. But, if “Compact and Repair” utility is unable to resolve your issue and the data stored in the Employee table becomes inaccessible, then you will need to opt for powerful Access Repair utility. These access database repair tools use high end scanning mechanisms to completely scan and repair the corrupted database. These tools can recover and restore inaccessible Access databases (.mdb and .accdb). Built with highly graphical user interface, these recovery tools are self-explanatory utilities that are easily understood without the need of any technical skills.
Stellar Phoenix Access Recovery is a powerful Access Database Repair tool. The read only tool can restore and repair access database objects such as tables, queries, forms, reports, macros and modules. The tool supports Microsoft Access 2007, 2003, 2002 (XP) and 2000. It is designed for Windows Vista, XP, 2003, 2000 and NT.