ACC: "Obsolete Database Format" Error Message

Last reviewed: June 3, 1997
Article ID: Q115900

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Access versions 1.0, 1.1, 2.0

SYMPTOMS

Advanced: Requires expert coding, interoperability, and multiuser skills.

When you run a query against a Microsoft Access database from Microsoft Word for Windows, Microsoft Excel, or Microsoft Query, you receive the error message "Obsolete Database Format."

CAUSE

You have not selected the correct database type.

RESOLUTION

If you are trying to query against a Microsoft Access 1.x database, change the database type from Access 2.0 Database to Access Database.

If you are trying to query against a Microsoft Access 2.0 database, change the database type from Access Database to Access 2.0 Database.

Keywords : IntpOthr kberrmsg kbinterop
Version : 1.0 1.1 2.0
Platform : WINDOWS
Hardware : X86
Issue type : kbprb
Resolution Type : Info_Provided

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Last reviewed: June 3, 1997
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