ACC: "Couldn't Find Object" Error Message with Access 1.x Database in Access 2.0, Access 95, or Access 97 (121646)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Access 2.0
- Microsoft Access for Windows 95 7.0
- Microsoft Access 97
This article was previously published under Q121646 Novice: Requires knowledge of the user interface on single-user computers.
SYMPTOMS
When you open a Microsoft Access version 1.x database in Microsoft Access
97, Microsoft Access 7.0, or Microsoft Access 2.0, you may receive the
following error message:
Couldn't find object '<database.mdb>'
-or-
The Microsoft Jet database engine could not find the object
<objectname>.
Make sure the object exists and that you spell its name and the path
name correctly. (Error 3011)
-or-
Couldn't find object '<object name>'
CAUSE
There is at least one database object with a backquote character (`) in
its name in the version 1.x database. The backquote character, which is
ASCII character 96, is not allowed in object names in Microsoft Access
97, 7.0, or 2.0. The backquote character is allowed in object names in
Microsoft Access 1.x.
RESOLUTION
Open the database in Microsoft Access 1.x and rename any object that
contains a backquote character in its name before opening the database
in Microsoft Access 97, 7.0 or 2.0.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Access 97 and
Microsoft Access versions 7.0 and 2.0.
REFERENCES
For more information about naming conventions in Microsoft Access, search
the Help Index for "naming database objects," or ask the Microsoft Access
97 Office Assistant.
Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 1/26/2005 |
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Keywords: | kbbug kberrmsg kbui KB121646 |
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