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lwestberg
Copper Contributor
May 07, 2020

Access lock file filled with chinese characters and unrecognized database format

We have several MSAccess Databases that have worked fine for year but recently we are getting unrecognized database format sporatically first thing in the morning and a compact and repair does resolve but it is becomeing to frequest.

 

the .ldb or .laccdb files have chinese characters in them instead of the computer name information it normally has.  Example below

䕄䭓佔ⵐ䵕䡐㠵A††††††††摁業n†††††††††††††

 

We are using Windows 10 with Office 365.  Server 2019.

 

Access build 12730.20236 and version number 2004

 

I see a new build comes out May 4th to resolve some corruption issues but we have not received it on our channel yet

 

Any other ideas while I wait for the build to apply?

 

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4 Replies

  • tsgiannis's avatar
    tsgiannis
    Iron Contributor
    May 08, 2020

    lwestberg The lock files contain information in binary format so just viewing via a text editor will have strange characters..is just the interpretation of the binary data

    For your case i suspect that you changed something and is causing this issue.

    • Dplaut's avatar
      Dplaut
      Copper Contributor
      May 14, 2020

      tsgiannis  On my computer the lock file is in English and has the workstation name and user name, one user per line.

      • RIchardCKerr's avatar
        RIchardCKerr
        Copper Contributor
        Jan 12, 2022

        Which app do you use to open the MS access lock file?? WHen I use Notepad i am now getting chinese characters. Dplaut 

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