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on Access Server without losing any data Perform Easy Trim Operation and Restore Databases in MS Access How to recover corrupt Databases on Access Server without losing any data How to Troubleshoot database corruption issues of MS Access Archives August 2014 April 2013 January 2013 October 2012 September 2012 July 2012 March 2012 December 2011 October 2011 August 2011 July 2011 August 2010 June 2010 May 2010 April 2010 March 2010 February 2010 January 2010 December 2009 September 2009 Resolving the - Invalid argument - error message in Access August 30th, 2011 | Author : Colin Paul Let’s consider a real life scenario wherein when you try to run an append query http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffice/forum/msoffice_access-mso_winother/got-pop-up-error-invalid-argument-when-using/18d8553d-a1c1-4881-93bc-3040f7d6f729 or import data in a large MS Access database file, you get to face the following error message: “Invalid argument” Now let’s try to understand the root cause behind the occurrence of the aforementioned error message. The primary reason behind the occurrence of the aforementioned error message is that the Access database file nears 2 GB in size. Now that we have come to know about the cause behind the occurrence of the http://www.repairaccessdatabase.org/blog/resolving-the-invalid-argument-error-message-in-access/ aforementioned error message, let’s focus on the resolution part. In order to resolve the aforementioned error message, you must try to reduce the Access database file size. You can reduce the size of the Access database file in the below-mentioned two ways; Method 1: Use the Compact and Repair utility to reduce the size of Access database file. Method 2: Split the Access database file. Let’s first of all see as to how using the Compact and Repair utility, you can reduce the size of the Access database file. Start MS Access. Click Tools -> Database Utilities -> Compact and Repair Database. Select the Access database file which you want to compact in the “Database to compact from” dialog box. Enter a name for the compacted database in the “Compact Database Info” dialog box. Click the Save button. By performing the aforementioned steps, the Access database file would be compacted and its size reduced. The second method is to split the Access database file. Start MS Access. Open the problematic Access database file. Click Tools -> Database Utilities -> Database Splitter. In the Database Splitter dialog box, click Split Database. Enter a new name for the split Access file. Click the Split button. Click the Ok button. By performing the aforementioned steps, the Access database file would be
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