Microsoft KB Archive/283885

= ACC2002: &quot;Invalid Operation&quot; Error Exporting Table to Paradox 7-8 File Type =

PSS ID Number: 283885

Article Last Modified on 11/6/2003

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Access 2002

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This article was previously published under Q283885



Novice: Requires knowledge of the user interface on single-user computers.

This article applies only to a Microsoft Access database (.mdb).

For a Microsoft Access 2000 version of this article, see 230523.



SYMPTOMS
When you try to export to the Paradox 7-8 format, you may receive the following error message:

Invalid Operation.

The error message does not occur when you export to other Paradox formats.



CAUSE
To export to Paradox formats later than Paradox version 5.0, you must have the Borland Database Engine (BDE) installed on your computer.



RESOLUTION
Obtain the Borland Database Engine (BDE) from either Inprise or a third-party vendor.

For information about how to contact Inprise, click the appropriate article number in the following list to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

65416 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, A-K

60781 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, L-P

60782 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, Q-Z

For additional information about Paradox in Access 2002, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

286246 ACC2002: Using Paradox Data with Access 2002 and Jet



Steps to Reproduce Behavior

 * 1) Open the sample database, Northwind.mdb.
 * 2) Right-click the Employees table, and then click Export.
 * 3) In the Save as Type box, click Paradox 7-8, and then click Save.

Note that you receive the error message that is mentioned in the &quot;Symptoms&quot; section of this article.

Additional query words: prb

Keywords: kberrmsg kbprb KB283885

Technology: kbAccess2002 kbAccess2002Search kbAccessSearch

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