The other forum couldn't answer this so I try here.

Some background
1 master held locally (~72 MB)
15 replicas sitting on multiple data servers across country
Data only, front end files are separate
All MDB files are Access 2000
I use Access 2003
VBA used to replicate all databases nightly (or when ever I allow* it to
run).

*read as remember

On occasion a mdb will corrupt. My procedure is to copy a new replica to the
server under a different name and re-link the front end file for the users.
Then taking the corrupt file, back it up a few times, compact/repair it and
then sync it with the master.

Make sense? Yes I know it is clumsy and I should be using a SQL Server but
…. Yea well….lets not get into that. Don’t laugh at me. I tried to tell
them…but noooo…what? Oh sorry…

Here is the problem:
Sometimes when I compact a corrupt database it is no longer a replica. It
just becomes a normal database file. The first time this happened my partner
didn’t notice it and put the repaired non replicable copy back into
production and it created a whole lot of mess.

I did notice that there is file create called ‘~TmpRpRc.mdb’ every time I
try and compact the corrupt file. This file is actually a repaired copy of
the database with the replication properties in tacked, which I can then use
to replicate into the master.

My question is why does the corrupted db lose its replication properties?
And a tmp file created? And why did my sock suddenly sport a green strip? Is
there a way to compact a corrupt file without removing the replication?

Any comments are appreciated. Thanks.

CAP