PRB: Attach & Import Unavailable Using 1.x Database in 2.0

Article ID: Q117166
Creation Date: 22-JUN-1994
Revision Date: 19-SEP-1996

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Access version 2.0

SYMPTOMS

Novice: Requires knowledge of the user interface on single-user computers.

The Attach Table and Import commands on the File menu are not available (appear dimmed) when you are using a Microsoft Access version 1.x database in Microsoft Access version 2.0.

CAUSE

You cannot change the design of a version 1.x database in Microsoft Access version 2.0. Importing data or attaching tables is a design change.

RESOLUTION

If you want to import external data files or attach tables to the version 1.x database, first convert the database to version 2.0 format. After you convert the database to version 2.0 format, you can make design changes.

To convert a version 1.x database to version 2.0 format, follow these steps:

In Microsoft Access version 2.0, close any open database.
From the File menu, choose Convert Database.
In the File Name box, select the database that you want to convert, and then choose OK.
Type the name of the database file that you want the version 1.x database to be converted into, and then choose OK.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

REFERENCES

Microsoft Access "User's Guide," version 2.0, Chapter 1, "Setting Up Microsoft Access," page 14, and Chapter 9, "Importing, Exporting, and Attaching," pages 160-171

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