[AccessD] Been Dazed and Confused for so long it's not true.

jwcolby jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com
Sat May 31 15:22:28 CDT 2008


ATM it is all being done on my laptop, all inside of one FE. 
  I will eventually get to using other PCs.

My experience in the past is that JET throws an error "being 
edited by another user" even if it is a different form in 
the same FE on the same WS.

John W. Colby
www.ColbyConsulting.com


Dan Waters wrote:
> John,
> 
> Just a thought - are you testing the locking conflict using different users
> (and/or different PC's)?  Perhaps Jet won't recognize that a lock is needed
> if the same user/PC is creating the conflict.  Seems like Jet should throw
> up a conflict even if it's caused by the same user/PC, but this could be
> tested.
> 
> Dan
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of jwcolby
> Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2008 10:58 AM
> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Been Dazed and Confused for so long it's not true.
> 
> Jack,
> 
> So this clearly states that page level locking is used for
> Memo data.  It does not address whether memos from multiple
> records can be stored on the same page, though I am certain
> that it is.  It also plainly states that both ADO and DAO
> will use page level locking for memos.
> 
> Now the problem is that I have built a database to demo this
> stuff and it is NOT honoring the locks when updates are made
> to records with locks in place (records opened and an edit
> begun).
> 
> My recordsets attempting to edit a record already being
> edited is allowing the second edit, clear through to the
> data store.
> 
> John W. Colby
> www.ColbyConsulting.com
> 
> 
> Jack and Pat wrote:
>> John,
>>
>> I did some searching to see if I could find anything relevant. I did find
>> this M$oft reference for what it's worth.
>> http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa189633(office.10).aspx
>> Jack
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of jwcolby
>> Sent: Friday, May 30, 2008 2:29 PM
>> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
>> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Been Dazed and Confused for so long it's not true.
>>
>>  > If you're setting locks in ADO and editing the table in 
>> DAO, you will find differences.
>>
>> LOL.  Now wouldn't THAT be cute.  A lock is a lock except 
>> when...
>>
>> At the moment I am setting locks by editing in DAO and then 
>> trying to count the locks using DAO.  That isn't working. 
>> The DAO recordset coming along behind to test the locks is 
>> not finding any locked records.
>>
>> This whole subject is looking very messy.  Hey, does anyone 
>> think we should just ignore unnecessary stuff like locks and 
>> release a brand new version called 2007?
>>
>> Or perhaps 2007 fixed this?
>>
>> ROTFLMAOBTC BWAAAAHAAAAAHAAAA
>>
>> John W. Colby
>> www.ColbyConsulting.com
>>
>>
>> Charlotte Foust wrote:
>>> John,
>>>
>>> If you're setting locks in ADO and editing the table in DAO, you will
>>> find differences.  I ran into that a long time ago, but I've forgotten
>>> the details.  I think that's why I was always so careful to limit myself
>>> to working in one model or the other at a time.
>>>
>>> Charlotte Foust 
> 



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