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In the sub, for example Form_Load() write the following and then open the form.
MsgBox Access.CurrentProject.FileFormat
The file format numbers correspond to:
2 = Microsoft Access 2
7 = Microsoft Access 95
8 = Microsoft Access 97
9 = Microsoft Access 2000
10 = Microsoft Access 2003
Published On: 04 Aug 2009
MS Access - Determine which version of MS Access was used to create a database
In the sub, for example Form_Load() write the following and then open the form.
MsgBox Access.CurrentProject.FileFormat
The file format numbers correspond to:
2 = Microsoft Access 2
7 = Microsoft Access 95
8 = Microsoft Access 97
9 = Microsoft Access 2000
10 = Microsoft Access 2003
Published On: 04 Aug 2009

