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VB 2010 MS Access Compact and Repair Database

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MS Access 2003/2007/2010/2016 Compact and Repair VB.Net Compact and Repair Database - MS Access Neither ActiveX Data Objects (ADO) nor ADO .NET provide the means to compact or repair Microsoft Access databases. However, you can accomplish this task by using the Microsoft Jet OLE DB Provider and Replication Objects (JRO) that was introduced with Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) version 2.1. ADO .NET allows the use of COM-based object libraries through the Interop layer. This article demonstrates how to compact an Access database by using Visual Basic .NET. Requirements Microsoft Visual Basic .NET Microsoft Jet and Replication Objects 2.1, 2.5, or 2.6 Library - For *.mdb file (200-2003) Microsoft.Office.interop.access.dao Assembly - For *.accdb file (2007/2010/2016) Steps to build example Open a new Visual Basic .NET console application. In the Solution Explorer window, right-click the References node and select Add Reference . If you are ta...