Is Access 2k compatible with access XP?

[Aphex]

simple q, anyone opened a 2k Access DB in XP or vica versa, im using XP and college has 2k, and i don't want to waste my time

Conrad

[proze]

it should be fine. it's just part of office 2k, which i have installed on xp without any problems. what are you doing in access? it's quite fun, innit? did a course in database design a year or two ago. the theory sucked a$$, but that practical stuff with access and sql was cool.

[Aphex]

hrm thanks for the post, i think i mislead you in the question

I meant that can u use an OFFICE XP database in OFFICE 2k, not install office 2k on WINDOWS XP!

Thanks anyway, my fault

[proze]

lol! i see. erm.. i remember using office 97 access databases in office 2000 access was fine, but not the other way around. they do make changes inbetween versions (duh heheh) so swapping between versions regularly is prolly gonna give you grief. try by all means though.

[Pinky]

Why not convert the database in Office XP to a Office 2000 file/standard and try that instead... the changes between them can't be that great...

[proze]

pinky, in access 2k, there was no option to save dbases as access 97 files. i.e. you couldn't go back, and if you tried to use an access 2k file in access 97, it didn't work properly. i've not used access xp yet, but it's prolly the same.