Your compacting (last time you did it) FAILED to finish properly. Look in your DXbase MAIN Directory and simply DELETE the file entitled: Cutil.mdb Joe > From: al9a at mtaonline.net > To: dxbase at mailman.qth.net > Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2012 12:48:41 -0900 > Subject: [Dxbase] Compact database error >> I am attempting to Compact my database with the DXB utility, but keep getting the following error message. >> "Can't open database C:\DXBase2007\cutil.mdb" >> Any one ever see this? How do you convince the DXB Utility to proceed? Running as Administrator under Vista. >> 73, > Gary AL9A > ______________________________________________________________ > Dxbase mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Dxbase at mailman.qth.net >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html