“Binary Field Appears Corrupted in Database from Earlier Version”
Cause
This error message occurs when the binary filed of particular database, to which you are trying to convert, is corrupted. The binary filed is a file that contains bit by bit conversion of a file in binary language.
Resolutions
Binary data appears as strange characters and symbols in Access 2000, however your data is still available on your hard drive. It is not lost but become inaccessible. Only the binary form of data is corrupted that’s why it can’t open. You can use this database in earlier versions. To do so, follow these steps:
Open the database in earlier version.
create a new table named tblTest and open it in design view
Add a new field of Memo data type, save and close the table.
Now test this table by creating a new query.
This method works in most of the cases of binary field corruption. If it’s working then it is ok. But in case if its not working or you wish to use the database in Access 2000 only, then it may lead to inaccessible Access database and can lead to data loss.
In these situations, to access your data, you need to repair your corrupted database. You can perform this task with the help of Access Repair software.
Access recovery software are the specially designed database repairing software used repair corrupted Access database and make them accessible in normal way. These software uses enhanced searching algorithms to search the corrupted Access Database files and repair them.
Stellar Phoenix Access Recovery is robust data recovery software widely used to repair the corrupted or damaged Access Database in all possible cases of data corruption. This software can also recover the queries, macros, links and forms from the corrupted database. This is easy to use and user friendly data recovery software.
