I installed IE7 Beta 2, found it too buggy for my system and uninstalled it
promptly. Maybe it is a coincidence, but since then I cannot open a database
in a shared folder on another computer in my workgroup if someone else has it
open.

Multiusers use access database. I need to get next field number (ID), and
must avoid using AutoNumber.
How to get next value (DMAX or something), but to protect users, from
getting same next value? Any trick, or I have to design MultiTier application?

I have built an Access database that is located on a network drive at
my company.  The database is accessed by as many as 7 people at any
given point in time (although there is never really more than 2 or 3 on
it at the same time).

A client wanted to place an MS Access 2000 database in a folder on her
C: drive and then share the folder on her c: drive out to certain users
using a local network setup.  Those certain users all have Full Control
(through the shared folder).  However, if more than one person ...

I am working as part of a team which has an Access 2003 application, whereby
3 or 4 users could be simultaneously running processes which write large
numbers of records to a single log table. Because of the nature of the
process, each record is written individually in VBA, rather ...

We have a multiuser database that seems to have become corrupted.  Attempts
to open the database fail and return an error "The Microsoft Jet database
engine stopped the process because you and another user are attempting to
change the same data at the same time. (Error 3197)"  ...

I have a database that was created in Access 2000.  I would like to
distribute this as a split database application, but am unsure of how to do
it.  I haven't found much information, with the exception of this:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q162522/

I have an Access 2002 database on a network server that allows multiple
people to enter the dB.  However, if both attempt to update data
simultaneously, a 'disk or network error ' message pops up and the data
are lost.  I have checked the cabling and the network card and all

Coul i determine which user or computer locked a table?
L.

Hi, I need help with setting up a 'dummy' connection. I'm developing an
application that will be used by a field of remote users eventually, I have a
parameter query setup in a class module that I want to test, however it is
looking for the connection criteria. The app is ...

What is the recommended way to lock files/records for an Access 2003 DB in a
multi-user environment?
If you can refer me to any documentation and samples, it would be great.
Basically I want to correctly handle updates/queries to records in my

Our database is split : iftm and iftm_princip. The data (iftm_princip) are
in the server and each user has the codes (iftm).
I am thinking to put the codes (iftm) too in the server and make a shortcut
of the codes (iftm) in each user.