[AccessD] Read-Only error message opening database

Hi Erwin

But if you need to make design changes, how would you do that when the
file is read-only?
And why do you need to backup the frontend six times a day?

/gustav


> Strange, 

> I was just gooing to ask a simular question.
> I wanted to know if I can trap this error?

> I run an MDB (must be an MDB because I change programaticaly some report
> properties) every 5 minutes (24x7) with the task scheduler. I find this
> technique more stable than leaving the MDB 24x7 open.
> Sometimes when the file is backupped or copied at the same moment I get
> this read-only message.
> The whole folder is backupped about 6 times a day so I do have this
> regulary.

> But this stays on my server until I click on it. Thus preventing to run
> the app next time.

> Can I trap this error and just exit if read-only?

> Erwin



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> Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 10:09 AM
> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Read-Only error message opening database


> Hi Terry - and welcome to the list!

> Adding to the comments of Charlotte and John, I find it strange that you
> didn't receive this message when opening the Access 97 database - unless
> you ran that as a runtime? If so that should work for Access 2000 as
> well. And, as Charlotte states, the changes that will not be save are
> design changes not the data.

> Another option could be to convert the database to an mde but other
> listers may chime in here as I have never had the need for an mde
> running other than for some tests.