Question : Access 97 tables corrupted after conversion to 2003

Access 97 database (front and back end).  When I try to open and convert using Access 2003, certain tables don't get converted properly.  Bothe their field names and types get changed (eg.
from text to autonumber, or text to number).  And the data in these tables changes from text descriptions to just a bunch of numbers or blanks.  Otherwise most other aspects of the database seems to work ok.  Any suggestions how I can remedy this?

Answer : Access 97 tables corrupted after conversion to 2003

Well, I couldn't determine whether this is a master, a replica or just a normal database with some tables coming from an older version using replication.

Anyway, the conversion doesn't work, but the import does. Also, you could have sent the compacted version (6.5Mb instead of 49Mb). Once converted to A2002 format, it goes down to 1.6Mb.

You have one corrupted table: Products, but there is a table ProductsBackup (I wonder why...) and most if not all the data seems to be there.

Creating the make table queries is really easy:
* select the table
* choose "insert / query" (menu or toolbar button)
* double-click the table's title bar (select all)
* drag to the grid
* remove the replication fields from the grid
* choose "query / make table query"
* run

However, when some of the Id fields of type autonumber / replication id are used in relationships, you will first have to reconstruct new simple ids. Not as bad as I thought, but still a couple of hours of work.

Also, don't forget to recreate all relationships in the new tables.

All in all, this A97 database is in pretty bad shape! Was it still running OK?

(°v°)