Recovery of .mdb file

[sandmark]

I have a problems where someone deleted my .mdb file and left me with only
the secure file and the .mde file. Does anyone know of a way to recover
this .mdb file or convert my mde file to mdb so I can make changes.

Mark

 

[Dirk Goldgar]

I have a problems where someone deleted my .mdb file and left me with only
the secure file and the .mde file. Does anyone know of a way to recover
this .mdb file or convert my mde file to mdb so I can make changes.

These people say they can do it:

http://www.everythingaccess.com/mdeconversion.htm

From reports I've heard, I think they can. They acknowledge that the
recovered source code isn't word-for-word identical, but they claim that it
is functionally equivalent.

 

[Bernd Gilles]

I have a problems where someone deleted my .mdb file and left me with only
the secure file and the .mde file. Does anyone know of a way to recover
this .mdb file or convert my mde file to mdb so I can make changes.

your mde file? sure?

you can import your tables and queries from the mde to a new mdb.
but you can not restore any object that is possibly containing vba-code,
e.g. forms, reposts, modules etc.

you should think about a better backup strategy.

 

[James A. Fortune]

That's bull, of course! They're not decompiling the MDE file, they're simply
using it as a guide and recreating the MDB from scratch! And charging
accordingly.

This is not to say that it's not worth the price. Only you can make that
judgment call. But don't expect to go back into the MDB field and actually
recognize things!

I have not delved into their product, but I know that a good debugger is
capable of a lot more than you suspect. Based on the comments on their
web page along with firsthand experience seeing a symbolic debugger
being developed by a software expert, I believe that it is almost
certain that they do exactly what they claim. Furthermore, they have
gone to great lengths to be quite precise about the claims they make.
On top of all that, they seem to be taking pains to do business in an
ethical and responsible way. It's no surprise to me that you think
they're con artists.

James A. Fortune
(e-mail address removed)

 

[lina]

I have not delved into their product, but I know that a good debugger is
capable of a lot more than you suspect. Based on the comments on their
web page along with firsthand experience seeing a symbolic debugger being
developed by a software expert, I believe that it is almost certain that
they do exactly what they claim. Furthermore, they have gone to great
lengths to be quite precise about the claims they make. On top of all
that, they seem to be taking pains to do business in an ethical and
responsible way. It's no surprise to me that you think they're con
artists.

James A. Fortune
(e-mail address removed)

 

[Tony Toews [MVP]]

That's bull, of course! They're not decompiling the MDE file, they're simply
using it as a guide and recreating the MDB from scratch! And charging
accordingly.

This is not to say that it's not worth the price. Only you can make that
judgment call. But don't expect to go back into the MDB field and actually
recognize things!

With complex VBA code doing who knows what behind the scenes without
having the original design specs if any around? I think not.

Take a look at an MDE with a hex editor. It's quite amazing what
information resides in their.

Tony
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[Larry Linson]

you can import your tables and queries from the
mde to a new mdb. but you can not restore any
object that is possibly containing vba-code,
e.g. forms, reposts, modules etc.

You can't open an MDE Object that contains VBA code in design view, but
using various approaches (Access' Containers and Collections accessed <no
pun intended> by VBA code, or the officially-undocumented SaveAsText and
LoadFromText), you can re-create those Objects but not the code they
contain. I have heard reports that it IS possible to retrieve far more of
the original name and other information than most would expect... leading me
to believe that those who, for years, have confidently told us what you
"couldn't possibly" recover were just "blowing smoke" -- that is, either
deliberately misleading us, or simply talking about that which they knew
not.

you should think about a better backup strategy.

There is a great deal of virtue in having a good backup strategy.

Larry Linson
Microsoft Office Access MVP

 

[wangdong]

Hi,

Why not try Advanced Access Repair at http://www.datanumen.com/aar/ ?
It recovers several important Access MDB files for me and is really
helpful!

wd

 

[John Spencer]

Be aware that this is commercial software and Wangdong is posting from the
datanumen.net.

John Spencer
Access MVP 2002-2005, 2007-2009
The Hilltop Institute
University of Maryland Baltimore County