Microsoft jet database engine could not find object 'xyz.dbf'...

The following was added to the Some Microsoft Access MDB Corruption Symptoms page

4b) 3011 - Microsoft jet database engine could not find object 'xyz.dbf'...  Notice the dbf file extension.  A dbf file name needs to be in 8.3 DOS name format.   It is quite possible that some machines can open the file with a longer file name and others it must be in 8.3 DOS name format.  Thanks to Marc L. Allen for this one.

Published Monday, September 10, 2007 6:40 PM by Tony
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# re: Microsoft jet database engine could not find object 'xyz.dbf'...

This was true for Access 2007!

You'd think M$ would get their act together for long file names...

Tuesday, September 25, 2007 12:23 PM by DRWebMonkey

# re: Microsoft jet database engine could not find object 'xyz.dbf'...

I changed the name of my DBF file and Access inorted it with no problem.

Solution was too easy :-)

Thanks if works :-)

Monday, January 07, 2008 9:04 AM by Dvir Noiman

# re: Microsoft jet database engine could not find object 'xyz.dbf'...

Dvir

Thanks for the feedback. Glad this was useful.  

Friday, January 11, 2008 7:25 PM by Tony

# re: Microsoft jet database engine could not find object 'xyz.dbf'...

Spot on. 8 character filename limit. Thanks!

Thursday, February 07, 2008 7:26 AM by Brooks

# re: Microsoft jet database engine could not find object 'xyz.dbf'...

Thank you very much for the information.  This has helped quite a bit!  Cheers!

Monday, February 25, 2008 9:02 AM by BlkWiz

# re: Microsoft jet database engine could not find object 'xyz.dbf'...

Wow, that did the trick, i never would have thought of that- thanks!!! It just seems so archaic. Maybe I should chisel my code on stone tablets while I'm at it.

Monday, March 31, 2008 3:47 PM by Miles

# re: Microsoft jet database engine could not find object 'xyz.dbf'...

But why this doen't solve my problem.

Monday, April 14, 2008 12:52 AM by Cindy

# re: Microsoft jet database engine could not find object 'xyz.dbf'...

Had a similar issue with a file that had name.2ndname.txt and Access will not find it.  For whatever reason, it does not recognize or can not find a file that has two dots.  Thanks for the comment, though.  It helped send me looking in a differennt direction.

Tuesday, July 15, 2008 3:20 PM by Scott

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