Question Please Help! Cannot Open My Database

[graviz]

I'm sorry about the title of this thread but I've been working on a database for the past month and all of a sudden I'm getting an error "the microsoft jet database engine could not find the object 'database'" and when I click ok nothing is showing (i.e. no project window or anything). I normally do backups on something this large but for some reason I didn't on this one. The size of the file is still large but doesn't look like anything is in it. I've tried opening a new one and link and import everything but I get the same error. Any suggestions, or free tools to fix or repair it?

 

[GinaWhipp]

Sounds like the beginning of corruption...
http://www.granite.ab.ca/access/corruption/symptoms.htm
I would make a back-up, make another back-up and then first try importing everything into a new database. Also, read this article...
http://www.granite.ab.ca/access/corruption/retrievedata.htm
And after all of that I would finish off with this article…
http://allenbrowne.com/ser-25.html and see if any of those circumstances apply to you.
And when all else fails…
Data Recovery Services (I have never used them but I see them most mentioned when trying to recover data)…
http://www.pksolutions.com/t4.htm

 

[graviz]

Sounds like the beginning of corruption...
http://www.granite.ab.ca/access/corruption/symptoms.htm
I would make a back-up, make another back-up and then first try importing everything into a new database. Also, read this article...
http://www.granite.ab.ca/access/corruption/retrievedata.htm
And after all of that I would finish off with this article…
http://allenbrowne.com/ser-25.html and see if any of those circumstances apply to you.
And when all else fails…
Data Recovery Services (I have never used them but I see them most mentioned when trying to recover data)…
http://www.pksolutions.com/t4.htm

Thanks but I have tried everything in all those articles. Does anyone have any ideas that aren't currently posted on the web or know of any FREE tools?

 

[DavidAtWork]

Presumably you've tried holding the shift-key while opening.
Another possibility would be to create a new blank database and write a small function that will compact/repair the broken database
David

 

[graviz]

Presumably you've tried holding the shift-key while opening.
Another possibility would be to create a new blank database and write a small function that will compact/repair the broken database
David

Tired the shift key and it still gets that error. When I press "ok" it seems to open access up but with no project window (yes I tried to unhide it).

I also tried to compact and repair from another and it prompts me with the same error. I tried some demo repiar tools and it sees all the tables, queries, etc but I need to purchase the program to actually recover it. Any suggestions of any FREE programs?