CDB file already exists error with 2003

It seems a few people have had this, but I am not clear as to the cause

When installing our application, which runs great on Pocket 2002 and earlier, on a Pocket PC 2003 machine, the application fails on the database open call, with a " <cdb filename> already exists" error

I have heard that re-converting the file will make it work. Haven't tried that yet, but does anyone know the exact cause, etc

any details at all about this? Can't find anything on Microsoft about it either..

Thanks

Peter
Mon Feb 23 15:51:05 CST 2004

The error message is common when trying to open a Pocket PC 2002 format
database on a Pocket PC 2003 device - and is unfortunately not at all
descriptive of the fault. You should run the database conversion wizard on
your device to automatically update the database.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/resources/downloads/pocketpc/databasewizard.mspx

Peter

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"RDR" <rich_the_knight@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> It seems a few people have had this, but I am not clear as to the cause.
>
> When installing our application, which runs great on Pocket 2002 and
earlier, on a Pocket PC 2003 machine, the application fails on the database
open call, with a " <cdb filename> already exists" error.
>
> I have heard that re-converting the file will make it work. Haven't tried
that yet, but does anyone know the exact cause, etc?
>
> any details at all about this? Can't find anything on Microsoft about it
either...
>
> Thanks

Tim
Mon Feb 23 15:53:10 CST 2004

The only thing that comes to mind is to try the "Database Conversion Wizard"
here:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/resources/downloads/pocketpc/databasewizard.mspx

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.Net Compact Framework MVP
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"RDR" <rich_the_knight@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:0A068971-FBAB-4C10-BB2B-571F53A5A31A@microsoft.com...
> It seems a few people have had this, but I am not clear as to the cause.
>
> When installing our application, which runs great on Pocket 2002 and
earlier, on a Pocket PC 2003 machine, the application fails on the database
open call, with a " <cdb filename> already exists" error.
>
> I have heard that re-converting the file will make it work. Haven't tried
that yet, but does anyone know the exact cause, etc?
>
> any details at all about this? Can't find anything on Microsoft about it
either...
>
> Thanks