Problem with converting

[scotlin]

I have written a very basic database which is held centrally and can be accessed by a group of colleagues. Recently PCs have been replaced and later versions of Access have appeared. This has resulted in the dbase being "converted" and now will not work on the earlier versions. Is there any way I can stop people being able to convert the database or is there any other way round this problem?

I beleive that there is a way of compiling the database so that is self-contained and does not need a local copy of Access. If this possible and how how can I acheive it?

 

[KenHigg]

Hum...

I think I would do a back end with just the tables in the earliest version of Access and then do a front end in both versions and name them accordingly. (mydatabase_97.mdb, mydatabase_2000, etc.). Then instruct the users which db they should be using.

Would this work?
kh