ACC: "Obsolete Database Format" Error Message

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 : kberrmsg kbinterop
Version : 1.0 1.1 2.0
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb


Last Reviewed: April 2, 1999
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