MDE trouble!

[Sarah]

Hi,

I've recently joined a company and have been asked to edit
a mdb. No problem I thought. It turns out the db is
saved as an MDE, and THERE IS NO ORIGINAL. I've asked
around but no-one knows where it's saved, or even if it
still exists. I don't suppose there is any way that I can
convert it back? I know that the whole point of them is
that they can't be edited but if anyone knows of any
sneaky way of restoring it that no-one is supposed to know
about, can you help me?!
Failing that, if I create a new db, which I'm about to do,
is there any way I can transfer the 1771 records to the
new db? (without typing them all in of course) From what
I know, I don't think that is possible either, but then, I
don't know much!
I don't expect that there's anyway out of this, but if
someone can save me from a massive data-entry excerise,
then I would be most grateful!
Thanks!

 

[Roxie Aho]

Partial solution, but I'm using 2000 and am unable to try
it with an old version, say 95 or Access 2.0.

Create a new database. Import tables from the back end
and queries from the .mde. You can't get forms, etc.

Roxie Aho

 

[Sarah]

Hi,

I just tried that, and it worked. Thank you!!!
That saves me a lot of time now!