>I have an access 97 database that has multi users (7-10), all were running on
>windows 98 and everything was fine for a couple YEARS.
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>I repair the database and before long the same happens again.
This is almost certainly the OpLocks problem. Corrupt Microsoft
Access MDB Causes - OpLocks
http://www.granite.ab.ca/access/corruption/causesoplocks.htm
Tony

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