ACC2000: Error When You Export a Microsoft Access Table to Sybase

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This article was previously published under Q304090

Moderate: Requires basic macro, coding, and interoperability skills.

This article applies only to a Microsoft Access database (.mdb).

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Symptoms

When you try to export a Microsoft Access 2000 table to a Sybase database, you receive the following error message:

ODBC--call failed.
[Intersolve][ODBC SQL Server Driver](#102)

The same process worked fine in Microsoft Access 97.

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Cause

You are running Microsoft Jet 4.0 Service Pack 4 (SP4) or earlier.

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Resolution

To resolve this problem, install the latest Jet 4.0 service pack.

For additional information about how to obtain the latest Microsoft Jet 4.0 Service Pack, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

239114 How To: Obtain the Latest Service Pack for the Microsoft Jet 4.0 Database Engine

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Status

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

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More information

Steps to Reproduce the Behavior

1.	On a computer that has Microsoft Jet Service Pack 4 or earlier installed, open the sample database Northwind.mdb.
2.	Click the Customers table.
3.	On the File menu, click Export.
4.	In the Files of type box in the Export To dialog box, click ODBC Databases.
5.	Type a name for the table, and then click OK.
6.	Select your Sybase DSN.
7.	Enter your logon information, and then click OK. Note that you receive the error message that is mentioned in the "Symptoms" section of this article.

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