Article ID: 294966
Article Last Modified on 2/12/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Visual Basic 5.0 Enterprise Edition
- Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Enterprise Edition
- Microsoft Visual Basic 5.0 Professional Edition
- Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Professional Edition
- Microsoft Access 2000 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Access 97 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q294966
SYMPTOMS
If you issue a DbEngine.RepairDatabase method after you change your project references from Microsoft DAO 3.51 Object Library to Microsoft DAO 3.6 Object Library, you may receive the following error message:
Or, you may notice that the method is not available through IntelliSense when you issue a DbEngine.RepairDatabase method.
CAUSE
In Data Access Object (DAO) 3.6, the RepairDatabase method is no longer available or supported. This is by design to match Microsoft Jet 4.0.
RESOLUTION
If you need this functionality, you can use the CompactDatabase method, which also repairs a Microsoft Jet database.
MORE INFORMATION
Steps to Reproduce Behavior
- Create a new standard EXE project in Visual Basic.
- From the Project menu, click Reference, and then click Microsoft DAO 3.51 Object Library.
Paste the following code in the code window:
DbEngine.RepairDatabaseNotice that RepairDatabase is available in the list of methods.
- Change you project reference to Microsoft DAO 3.6 Object Library.
Paste the following code in the code window:
DbEngine.RepairDatabaseNotice that RepairDatabase is not available from the list of methods.
REFERENCES
For additional information, click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
230727 INFO: Visual Studio 6.0 SP3 Readme: Part 4 - Visual C++
230501 HOWTO: Compacting Microsoft Access Database via ADO
Keywords: kbjet kbprb KB294966
