The Microsoft Access database engine could not find the object 'Databases' help!

Question

Hi Friends,

The Microsoft Access database engine could not find the object 'Databases'.  Make sure the object exists and that you spell its name and the path name correctly. If the databases is not a local object check your network connection or contact the server administrator.

Please can any one help me to fix this problem.  I am unable to open the database MS-Access 2010.

Thanks & Regards

chandu

Answer 1

I had this problem and changed the name of my file. It was a .dbf file that I was trying to open/Inport. The original had an underscore as part of the filename which I removed and then it worked.

Answer 2

Sounds like the beginning of corruption...

http://www.granite.ab.ca/access/corruption/symptoms.htm

I would make a back-up, make another back-up and then first try importing everything into a new database.  Also, read this article...

http://www.granite.ab.ca/access/corruption/retrievedata.htm

And after all of that I would finish off with this article…

http://allenbrowne.com/ser-25.html and see if any of those circumstances apply to you.

And when all else fails…

Data Recovery Services (I have never used them but I see them most mentioned when trying to recover data)…

http://www.pksolutions.com/t4.htm

Note, after you recover (and hopefully you do) please make backups before and after making changes.  You should also be making regular backups if the database is in use that way, at most, you only lose a days worth of data.