How can I call Access’s Compact and Repair Database utility from within C++? I’m already using ADO and ADOX, so a solution using either of those would be handy.
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How can I call Access’s Compact and Repair Database utility from within C++? I’m already using ADO and ADOX, so a solution using either of those would be handy.
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How can I programmatically repair (not merely compact) an Access .mdb file?
You can do this using
COMto access theJRO.JetEngineobject. There is an example in C# at CodeProject which shouldn’t be too hard to convert to C++.UPDATE: Thanks to @le dorfier, here is an article with C++ example.