Format error

[Roger Morbey]

I am trying to open a copy of my database that has been
saved onto CD using Nero Backup program. On opening I get
an error message saying the file is in an unknown format
although it looks fine, this doesn't happen with other
file types. Any suggestions?

 

[Nikos Yannacopoulos]

Roger,

Not sure this is your problem, but you might want to give it a shot:
Upon opening a file, Access creates a temporary lock file (filename.ldb) in
the same directory where the file is opened from; in the case of a CD, the
system is obviously unable to write to the medium. If indeed, this is all
there is to it, and the error message is just misleading (it happens...),
all it takes to get over it is to copy the database to your HDD and open it
from there.

HTH,
Nikos