Compact and Error -1601

[Lloyd]

I have been making substantial changes to the data base I
am developing; removing / changing keys, changing
relationships, etc. I have not discovered any unexpected
errors when I am working with the db. However, when I
compact the application, which seems to complete
successfully with a reduction in size, I get a message
about Reserved error (-1601).

I have tried importing the app into a new database with
the same results. Anyone have an idea what the problem is
and how I go about fixing it?

Thanks.

Lloyd

 

[Jeff Conrad]

Your System Tables have most likely become corrupted which is NOT a good thing!

See the following two links for possible causes.
They are for Access 97, but may apply to later versions:

http://support.microsoft.com/?id=302498

http://support.microsoft.com/?id=173163


Review these articles for help on repairing the damaged file:

ACC97: How to Repair a Damaged Jet 3.5 Database
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=279334

How to troubleshoot and repair a damaged Jet 4.0 database in Access 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=209137

How to troubleshoot and to repair a damaged Access 2002 or later database
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=283849

Good luck,