Need Help Using A97 mde with A2K

[Jay]

Hi all,

I wasn't sure where to post this, so if it needs to go elsewhere, let me know.

I have an Access 97 mde file that I use as a FE to an Access 97 BE. All the
users that currently use it have no problems, as they all have Access 97.

Now, another department wants to access the DB and I had planned on just
having them download the mde file and use the DB as usual. However, the new
department uses Access 2000 and when it opens the MDE file is asks if user
would like to convert the database or open the database. I didn't anticipate
this, and now I'm not sure how to get around it. I had the user click on
Open the Database, but it produced an error (I haven't found out exactly what
the message is yet).

I certainly don't want them to convert anything, as the Access 97 users need
to continue accessing the BE. I'm not even sure what 'converting' will do?

If anyone can help me out here, I'd really appreciate it!

Thanks,
Jay

 

[Jay]

I did a different search (which I should have done in the first place) and I
found posts regarding my problem.

In a few words: nothing I can do.

Thanks anyway,
Jay

 

[Rick Brandt]

Hi all,

I wasn't sure where to post this, so if it needs to go elsewhere, let
me know.

I have an Access 97 mde file that I use as a FE to an Access 97 BE.
All the users that currently use it have no problems, as they all
have Access 97.

Now, another department wants to access the DB and I had planned on
just having them download the mde file and use the DB as usual.
However, the new department uses Access 2000 and when it opens the
MDE file is asks if user would like to convert the database or open
the database. I didn't anticipate this, and now I'm not sure how to
get around it. I had the user click on Open the Database, but it
produced an error (I haven't found out exactly what the message is
yet).

I certainly don't want them to convert anything, as the Access 97
users need to continue accessing the BE. I'm not even sure what
'converting' will do?

If anyone can help me out here, I'd really appreciate it!

Thanks,
Jay

An Access 97 MDE cannot be opened with any version other than Access 97. You
could give them a copy of the Access 97 MDB and let them convert that.

 

[Jay]

Yeah, I found out after I posted (of course).

Thanks for your reply though.

Jay