That's very difficult to answer. The error message does not seem to be
definitive.
Before trying to get into specifics, I would ask a customer
a) was this working yesterday? (ie did it just happen, indicating a fault with
the computers/network, rather than say the installation files or overall
process)
b) Use some procedure (such as Windows Explorer) to see whether the MS-Access
mdb/mde files are actually there.
c) Perhaps run Repair or Repair/Compact on the relevant mdb's. It does no harm
to run these anyway, and fixes 90% of corruptions, if indeed an mdb has become
corrupted. But there's little point unless you know (from means other than
Access) that your network is up and running fine.
If the mdb/mde is a secured database (which it should be if you have multiple
users), then you should be able to double-click the mdb/mde and partially
bring it up. Of course, you can't run a secured database this way, but it's a
simple way to prove that the database is there and otherwise accessible. I
can't remember whether a corrupted database would fail before or after this
step. (I am responding to the reported "could not be found")
If the main mdb/mde is there, at a pinch other dependency files may not be
there (only you know which dependent you use) but other dll dependencies seem
unlikely to cause this error on initial entry to the main program IMHO.
Alright then. I don't know. I can only try to think what I would check if a
customer rang me with this wild-card description. I'd check fundamentals, such
as whether your known required files are actually there, whether they are
corrupted as far as you can tell, and whether the network or PC is otherwise
working.
(I was once called to a site because "a computer didn't work". Turned out
there was no power to the entire building, not only that but I asked "why are
those line-men up the pole outside?" Of course the customer was correct, the
computer didn't work and I was responsible for the computer)
(ie post back with more info. We'd like to know the result, because a message
like that with no apparent cause is my worst fear. Naturally, anyone else is
welcome to reply too?)
(e.g I just ran out of disk-space, today, in Outlook. I had various
inexplicable internet troubles before it actually told me I was out of disk
space!!!)
HTH
Chris
