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[Pac-Man]

Hello,

I've developed my database in office 2019 created accde on the same computer system. When someone try to open it in office 2010, it gives error message:
The database is in an unrecognized format. The database may have been created with later version of Microsoft Access then the one your are using.

How can I make it compatible with 2010 office. What can I do about this point?

Thanks in advance.
Abdullah

 

[theDBguy]

How can I make it compatible with 2010 office. What can I do about this point?

To make sure 2010 can open your database, you could try using 2010 to create it. Especially, if you want to continue using ACCDE.

 

[gemma-the-husky]

Maybe you included some features in A2019 that aren't included in A2010
May you have 64bit Access, but they have 32bit.

What error do you/they get?

One thing you could try is to save it as an mdb. If you included things that aren't avaiable in an mdb, you won't be able to. If you can produce a mdb file, A2010 will definitely run it.

 

[The_Doc_Man]

As a general rule, you can open an older database with a newer version of Access, but not the other way around. If you built the DB in 2019, you will need 2019 or later to open it.

 

[arnelgp]

"newer" version of access have "additional" system tables
so it is not compatible on lower version.

you need to develop on the "lower" version if you want
to continue to support "lower" version.

 

[Gasman]

Look on the plus side. This will help with preventing unauthorised distribution.

 

[Pac-Man]

What error do you/they get?

Thanks for reply @gemma-the-husky I get following error message that says: The database is in an unrecognized format. The database may have been created with later version of Microsoft Access then the one your are using.

I check and found that it can't be saved in .mdb format.

Best Regards

 

[Pac-Man]

Thanks everybody for reply. I got my answer.