Access Error 3443: Unrecognized database format 'databasename.mdb'

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Published on 2010-05-07T08:22:10Z Indexed on 2010/05/07 8:28 UTC
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What could be the cause of the above error when trying to use an MDB file from a VB app?

The access version of the MDB file is 6.68.

I have a feeling this might have been caused by someone trying to open the .mdb file from a newer version of Access and it may have corrupted the MDB.

How can this problem be solved?

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