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compact repair method

Asked by: fordraiders

access2003   with databases in 2000 format

Trying to compact and repair another database
from the one I'm currently in.. !


In the following code below.
I get a runtime error ...saying database is opened by another user.
Is there anthor method in access 2003 I could use ?

Thanks
fordraiders

Dim gsDBPath1 As String
    
    gsDBPath1 = "C:\Program Files\Dm2007\"
  '  On Error Resume Next
    If IsFile("iCartParametrics2.mdb") = True Then
    Kill gsDBPath1 + "iCartParametrics2.mdb"
    End If
    
    DBEngine.CompactDatabase gsDBPath1 + "iCartParametrics.mdb", gsDBPath1 + "iCartParametrics2.mdb", , , ";pwd=123QQxx0919AZAZazaz"
    Kill gsDBPath1 + "iCartParametrics.mdb"
    Name gsDBPath1 + "iCartParametrics2.mdb" As gsDBPath1 + "iCartParametrics.mdb"
                                  
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by: dandrakaPosted on 2009-10-02 at 06:06:42ID: 25477457

Try this, mentioned @ http://www.utteraccess.com/forums/showthreaded.php?Cat=&Number=1117909&page=&view=&sb=5&o=&vc=1

' ------- < VB Script > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
' ** Start of Script **
 
Option Explicit
 
Dim objEngine
Dim objProcess
Dim objDB
Dim strDb1
 
Dim strAccessSoftware
Dim strAccessRunTime
Dim strPath
Dim strFile
Dim strCompactedDate
Dim strDAOversion
Dim strApplicationName
Dim strReOpenAfterCompact
 
Dim strReOpenString
Dim strQuotes
 
Dim strMsg
Dim FSO
 
' **** Start of DYNAMIC change ****
 
' The following variables are DYNAMICALLY changed by the Access function which calls this script
 
strAccessSoftware = "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 2000\Office\MSACCESS.EXE"
strAccessRuntime = ""
strPath = "C:\Documents and Settings\Rob Richards\My Documents\My Files\_Burn to CD\MS Access\CJSFC\"
strFile = "CJSFC_fe_2000.mdb"
strCompactedDate = "Last Compacted - 12/09/2004 11:34:21 AM"
strDAOversion = "DAO.DBEngine.36"
strApplicationName = "CJSFC Players Registration System"
strReOpenAfterCompact = "NO"
 
' **** End of DYNAMIC change ****
 
 
 
strDb1 = strPath & strFile
 
Set FSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
 
Do While FSO.FileExists(Left(strDb1, Len(strDb1) - 3) & "ldb") = True
' As long as an ldb file exists, someone is in the database, so just do nothing until it goes.
Loop
 
strMsg = "About to perform a COMPACT on the"
strMsg = strMsg & chr(10) & chr(10)
strmsg = strMsg & strApplicationName
strMsg = strMsg & chr(10) & chr(10)
strmsg = strmsg & "FRONT_END database."
strMsg = strmsg & chr(10) & chr(10)
strmsg = strmsg & space(12) & "It is VITAL you do not exit windows until"
strMsg = strMsg & chr(10)
strMsg = strMsg & space(12) & "you receive the confirmation message."
strMsg = strmsg & chr(10) & chr(10)
strMsg = strMsg & space(6) & "Press OK to continue or Cancel to stop the process."
 
 
if MsgBox(strMsg, 1, strApplicationName) = 1 Then
 
' HourGlass TRUE
 
Set objEngine = WScript.CreateObject(strDAOversion)
 
Call CompactDB(FSO, objEngine, strDb1, "")
 
strMsg = "Database compacting complete"
MsgBox strMsg, 1, strApplicationName
End If
 
' Does the newly compacted database have to NOW be re-opened
 
If strReOpenAfterCompact = "YES" then
strQuotes = """"
strReOpenString = strQuotes & strAccessSoftware & strQuotes & space(1)
If strAccessRuntime <> "" then
strReOpenString = strReOpenString & strAccessRuntime & space(1)
End If
 
strReOpenString = strReOpenString & strQuotes & strDb1 & strQuotes
 
' HourGlass FALSE
 
' MsgBox strReOpenString
 
' At this point "strReOpenString" contains :
'
' "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 2000\Office\MSACCESS.EXE" "C:\MS Access\CJSFC\CJSFC_fe_2000.mdb"
 
' Set objprocess = CreateObject("Shell.Application")
' objProcess.Create strReOpenString
' objprocess.Open strReOpenString
'
' Timk's suggestion
 
Set objprocess = CreateObject("Access.Application")
objprocess.OpenCurrentDataBase(strDb1)
objprocess.Visible = TRUE
 
End If
 
' HourGlass FALSE
 
'
'
 
Function CompactDB(objFSO, objEngine, strDb, pwd)
 
'Compact the database
 
Dim strdbtemp
Dim MsgText
 
strdbtemp = Left(strDb, Len(strDb) - 3) & "ldb"
 
If FSO.FileExists(strdbtemp) = True Then 'if ldb file exists, db is still open.
MsgText = "You have not exited the file. Please close and try again."
MsgBox MsgText, 1, strApplicationName
Exit Function
End If
 
If FSO.FileExists(strDb1) = False Then
MsgText = "Cannot locate the database at " & strDB
MsgBox MsgText, 1, strApplicationName
Exit Function
End If
 
strdbtemp = Left(strDb, Len(strDb) - 3) & "tmp"
 
If pwd = "" Then
objEngine.CompactDatabase strDb, strdbtemp
Else
objEngine.CompactDatabase strDb, strdbtemp, , , ";pwd=" & pwd
End If
 
If Err = 0 Then
FSO.deletefile strDb
FSO.copyfile strdbtemp,strDb
FSO.deletefile strdbtemp
Else
MsgText = "Error during COMPACT process for " & strDB
MsgBox MsgText, 1, strApplicationName
End If
 
End Function
 
' ** End of SCRIPT **

                                              
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by: fordraidersPosted on 2009-10-02 at 06:13:13ID: 25477495

Appreciate the code...


ok...I got this to work..

Dim strSource As String, strDestination As String
    strSource = "C:\Program Files\Dm2007\iCartParametrics.mdb"
    strDestination = "C:\Program Files\Dm2007\iCartParametrics2.mdb"
    'compact the source database
    Dim success As Boolean
    success = Application.compactrepair(strSource, strDestination)
    If success Then
        'delete the original
        Kill strSource
        'rename the compacted db
        Name strDestination As strSource
    End If


I just need to add  database password please

 

by: capricorn1Posted on 2009-10-02 at 06:35:28ID: 25477689

can you try this


Dim strSource As String, strDestination As String
    strSource = "C:\Program Files\Dm2007\iCartParametrics.mdb"
    strDestination = "C:\Program Files\Dm2007\iCartParametrics2.mdb"

    if dir(strDestination)<>"" then kill strDestination

   DBEngine.CompactDatabase strSource,strDestination,,,";pwd=123QQxx0919AZAZazaz"

    if dir(strDestination)<>"" then
         kill strSource
         name strDestination As strSource
    end if

 

by: fordraidersPosted on 2009-10-02 at 06:55:58ID: 25477893

To All,  On both codes and mine I keep getting a runtime error 3356..saying the database I'm attemping to open is already opened and it is not.. ?

Thanks

 

by: dandrakaPosted on 2009-10-02 at 06:56:55ID: 25477907

OK..try this, as mentioned @
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/192919

      Private Declare Sub Sleep Lib "Kernel32" (ByVal dwMS As Long)
 
      Private Sub Command1_Click()
      Dim accObj As Access.application, Msg As String
      Dim application As String, dbs As String, workgroup As String
      Dim user As String, password As String, cTries As Integer
      Dim x
 
      ' This is the default location of Access
      application = "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\MSACCESS.EXE"
      ' Use the path and name of a secured MDB on your system
      dbs = "C:\TestDatabase.mdb"
      ' This is the default workgroup
      workgroup = "C:\Windows\System\System.mdw "
      user = "Admin"           ' Use a valid username
      password = "Mypassword"  ' and correct password
 
      x = Shell(application & " " & Chr(34) & dbs & Chr(34) & " /nostartup /user " & user & _
      " /pwd " & password & " /wrkgrp " & Chr(34) & workgroup & Chr(34), vbMinimizedFocus)
 
      On Error GoTo WAITFORACCESS
      Set accObj = GetObject(, "Access.Application")
 
      ' Turn off error handling
      On Error GoTo 0
 
      ' You can now use the accObj reference to automate Access
 
      Msg = "Access is now open. You can click on Microsoft Access "
      Msg = Msg & "in the Taskbar to see that your database is open."
      Msg = Msg & vbCrLf & vbCrLf & "When ready, click OK to close."
      MsgBox Msg, , "Success!"
 
      accObj.CloseCurrentDatabase
      accObj.Quit
 
      Set accObj = Nothing
      MsgBox "All Done!", vbMsgBoxSetForeground
 
      Exit Sub
 
      WAITFORACCESS:               ' <--- This line must be left-aligned.
      ' Access isn't registered in the Running Object Table yet, so call
      ' SetFocus to take focus from Access, wait half a second, and try
      ' again. If you try five times and fail, then something has probably
      ' gone wrong, so warn the user and exit.
      SetFocus
      If cTries < 5 Then
         cTries = cTries + 1
         Sleep 500 ' wait 1/2 seconds
         Resume
      Else
         MsgBox "Access is taking too long. Process ended.", _
            vbMsgBoxSetForeground
      End If
      End Sub
                                              
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by: dandrakaPosted on 2009-10-02 at 06:57:38ID: 25477915

Also, the following code shows how to enable user-level security by setting the password for the Admin user to "password."

Sub DAOChangePassword()
 
   Dim wks As Workspace
   Dim usr As DAO.User
 
   ' Open the workspace, specifying the system database to use
 
   DBEngine.SystemDB = _
      "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\SYSTEM.MDW"
   Set wks = DBEngine.CreateWorkspace("", "Admin", "")
 
   ' Change the password for the user Admin
   wks.Users("Admin").NewPassword "", "password"
 
End Sub
 
 
'ADOX
 
Sub ADOChangePassword()
 
   Dim cat As New ADOX.Catalog
 
   ' Open the catalog, specifying the system database to use
   cat.ActiveConnection = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;" & _
      "Data Source=.\NorthWind.mdb;Jet OLEDB:System database=" & _
      "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\SYSTEM.MDW"
 
   ' Change the password for the user Admin
   cat.Users("Admin").ChangePassword "", "password"
 
End Sub

                                              
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by: capricorn1Posted on 2009-10-02 at 06:59:47ID: 25477939

fordraiders,

a. can you reboot your computer.
b. do a compact and repair on the db where you are running the codes to compact the external db.

try again the codes ...

 

by: fordraidersPosted on 2009-10-02 at 07:03:10ID: 25477979

ok  will try...
Here is code I'm running before doing the compact and repair.

Could it be I'm closing something here ?

Public Sub RunParaMacro()

Const dbPathName = "C:\Program Files\Dm2007\iCartParametrics.mdb"
Const strPassword = "123QQxx0919AZAZazaz"
Dim Acc As Object, db As Object

      Set Acc = CreateObject("Access.Application")
      Set db = Acc.Application.DBEngine.Workspaces(0).OpenDatabase(dbPathName, 0, False, ";pwd=" & strPassword)
               
                Acc.OpenCurrentDatabase dbPathName, False
                Set db = Nothing
                Acc.DoCmd.RunMacro "MonthlyUpdate"
                Set Acc = Nothing
               
               
End Sub

 

by: capricorn1Posted on 2009-10-02 at 07:07:44ID: 25478017

Public Sub RunParaMacro()

Const dbPathName = "C:\Program Files\Dm2007\iCartParametrics.mdb"
Const strPassword = "123QQxx0919AZAZazaz"
Dim Acc As Object, db As Object

      Set Acc = CreateObject("Access.Application")
      Set db = Acc.Application.DBEngine.Workspaces(0).OpenDatabase(dbPathName, 0, False, ";pwd=" & strPassword)
               
                Acc.OpenCurrentDatabase dbPathName, False
               
                Acc.DoCmd.RunMacro "MonthlyUpdate"
                db.close
                Set db = Nothing
                Set Acc = Nothing
               
               
End Sub

 

by: fordraidersPosted on 2009-10-02 at 07:18:13ID: 25478123

cap,,,That was it...sorry for the bad code in my other code.
Both solutions worked ok..my mistake

Thanks to all....

 

by: capricorn1Posted on 2009-10-02 at 07:18:52ID: 25478129

Public Sub RunParaMacro()

Const dbPathName = "C:\Program Files\Dm2007\iCartParametrics.mdb"
Const strPassword = "123QQxx0919AZAZazaz"
Dim Acc As Object, db As Object

      Set Acc = CreateObject("Access.Application")
      Set db = Acc.Application.DBEngine.Workspaces(0).OpenDatabase(dbPathName, 0, False, ";pwd=" & strPassword)
               
                Acc.OpenCurrentDatabase dbPathName, False
               
                Acc.DoCmd.RunMacro "MonthlyUpdate"
                db.close
                Set db = Nothing
                acc.closecurrentdatabase
                Set Acc = Nothing
               
               
End Sub

 

by: fordraidersPosted on 2009-10-02 at 07:19:17ID: 31636349

Thanks !

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