Hi

My app is in vb.net but the backend db is access. I am posting my question
here as there is more access expertise here than in vb.net group.

Here is the problem; I am opening a connection on a shared access db as
below.

Conn = New OleDb.OleDbConnection("Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;" & _
"Data Source=\\Server\f\Events Data\Events Data.mdb;User
Id=admin;Password=;")

Conn.open()

This works fine when used in a vb.net win app. The problem is that as soon
as I turn the app into a service or run it using windows scheduler I get
error on conn.open statement. 'The Microsoft Jet database engine cannot open
the file '\\Server\f\Events Data\Events Data.mdb'.  It is already opened
exclusively by another user, or you need permission to view its data.'.

Why would the db have a problem opening in a service compared with a normal
win app? How can I open the db in a service?

Thanks

Regards