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Submitted on: 4/4/2002 3:03:37 PM
By: John Tropeano
Level: Intermediate
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Compatibility:ASP (Active Server Pages), HTML, VbScript (browser/client side)

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This code snippet will compact your Access DB online. You can do this via a web browser!

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    '**************************************
    ' Name: Compact Access DB using ASP
    ' Description:This code snippet will com
    '     pact your Access DB online. You can do t
    '     his via a web browser!
    ' By: John Tropeano
    '
    ' Inputs:Path to database
    '
    'This code is copyrighted and has    ' limited warranties.Please see http://w
    '     ww.Planet-Source-Code.com/vb/scripts/Sho
    '     wCode.asp?txtCodeId=7403&lngWId=4    'for details.    '**************************************
    
    <%
    Option Explicit
    Const THEJETVAR= 4
    
    function Squish(thePathDB, boolIs97)
    Dim fso, Engine, strThePathDB
    strThePathDB = left(thePathDB,instrrev(ThePathDB,"\"))
    Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
    
    if fso.FileExists(thePathDB) Then
    Set Engine = CreateObject("JRO.JetEngine")
    
    if boolIs97 = "True" Then
    Engine.CompactDatabase "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=" & thePathDB, _
    "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=" & strThePathDB & "temp.mdb;" _
    & "Jet OLEDB:Engine Type=" & JET_3X
    Else
    Engine.CompactDatabase "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=" & thePathDB, _
    "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=" & strThePathDB & "temp.mdb"
    End if
    fso.CopyFile strThePathDB & "temp.mdb",thePathDB
    fso.DeleteFile(strThePathDB & "temp.mdb")
    Set fso = nothing
    Set Engine = nothing
    Squish = "Your database, " & thePathDB & ", has been Compacted" & vbCrLf
    Else
    Squish = "The database name or path has Not been found. Try Again" & vbCrLf
    End if
    
    End function
    %>
    <HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Compact Database</TITLE></HEAD><BODY>
    
    <H2 align="center"> Compacting Dealer database</H2>
    <P align="center">
    <FORM action=compact.asp>
    Enter relative path To the database, including database name.<BR><BR>
    <INPUT type="text" name="thePathDB" value="/data/dealers.mdb">
    <BR><BR>
    <INPUT type="checkbox" name="boolIs97" value="True"> Check if Access 97 database
    <BR><I> (default is Access 2000)</I><BR><BR>
    <INPUT type="submit">
    <FORM>
    <BR><BR>
    <%
    Dim thePathDB,boolIs97
    thePathDB = request("thePathDB")
    boolIs97 = request("boolIs97")
    
    if thePathDB <> "" Then
    thePathDB = server.mappath(thePathDB)
    response.write(Squish(thePathDB,boolIs97))
    End if
    %>
    </P></BODY></HTML>

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4/19/2002 2:43:54 PM: Robert

very useful, I manage many dbases over the web and had not thought of this approach. Thanks.
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7/21/2002 4:57:53 AM: webmaster

John
I assume you meant to use your const THEJETVAR in this line ?
Engine.CompactDatabase
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7/21/2002 4:59:27 AM: black dog webmaster

Yoinks !
PSC munged my post...I mean that you meant to use "THEJETVAR" rather than "JET_3X"
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3/23/2003 9:03:27 PM: masterp

You didn't right this at all. This was posted on this site

http://aspalliance.com/mbrink1111/compact.asp

On Jan 24, 2001
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9/21/2006 11:28:39 AM: Tiago Ramalho

that's right, I also found it first on aspalliance. But it's always good to share it here. You should give credits to the code writer.
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