Compact-and-repair the data repository

Some problems with the CCMDB.mdb program can be fixed by doing a "Compact and Repair Database". This happens automatically when the data repository is opened and closed.

How to do a Compact and Repair Database on ccmdb_data.mdb

Note: These instructions do not refer to your regular ccmdb.mdb that you can access from the desktop shortcut, you need to open the actual data repository which is stored elsewhere!

1. Make sure you are closed out of Access program
2. Double-click “my computer” on your desktop
3. In the right panel, double click:
   1. “Local Disk (C:)”
   2. “ccmdb_data”
   3. “ccmdb_data.mdm”; enter the usual password; because this is the data repository, your main form will not show up and you will only see L-tables
4. Close Microsoft Access (it is closing that triggers the actual fix) by clicking the "X" in the top right corner.

Now try your program from the usual desktop shortcut.

If the automatic fix does not work

Try the above process again, but before closing do the following:

1. at the very top of the Access program screen, click on TOOLS menu
2. select Database Utilities
3. select Compact and Repair Database

If this still does not work, proceed with the steps in Troubleshooting.

Suggestion

• Since ccmdb program is linked to ccmdb data, when exiting/closing ccmdb program.md is it possible to automatically run the comapact and repair database during this time?Trish Ostryzniuk 13:25, 2013 June 12 (EDT)
  • automating this isn't as simple as you'd think. See Scheduling compact-repair for .mdbs for some info, but nothing detailed. I have tried in the past and ended up shelving it. I still hope to do it some day, but until now it has not been a priority. When things settle down a little I will try again. It is still in the queue. Ttenbergen 10:07, 2013 June 13 (EDT)