About Microsoft Jet 4.0 Service Packs

Microsoft Office Access 2003

About Microsoft Jet 4.0 Service Packs

Microsoft Jet 4.0 Service Packs starting with Service Pack 8 include an updated sandbox mode that allows Microsoft Office Access 2003 to block potentially unsafe expressions. Some features in Office Access 2003 will not function properly if you do not install Microsoft Jet 4.0 Service Pack 8 or later.

Features that will not function properly without Microsoft Jet 4.0 Service Pack 8 or later

The following features will not function properly if Microsoft Jet 4.0 Service Pack 8 or later is not installed:

  • Wizards may not start.
  • Switchboards created by Switchboard Manager won't function properly.
  • You can't use the RunCode macro action to call a Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) procedure.
  • Event handlers that call VBA procedures won't function.
  • VBA procedures that are called from a property sheet or used in a SQL statement won't function.
  • The following VBA functions won't work when called from a property sheet or used in a SQL statement:
    • FormatCurrency
    • FormatDateTime
    • FormatNumber
    • FormatPercent
    • InStrB
    • InStrRev
    • MonthName
    • Replace
    • StrReverse
    • WeekDayName