Re: Error Message When User Tries To Select Name From DropDown

Do all your users have a minimum of Read and Write permission on the folder

where the file exists? Even if your intent is that the database be 
read-only, they still need to be able to write to the folder.

-- 
Doug Steele, Microsoft Access MVP
http://I.Am/DougSteele
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<nouveauricheinvestments@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
news:f2d3b35b-b236-4512-8b40-49974e618d49@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Hi,
>
> I have a user that is trying to select his name from a dropdown on the
> first form that comes up in the database.  The user is getting the
> following message:
>
> The Microsoft Office Database Engine Cannot Open Or Write to the file
> Q:\Ticketing\Ticketing System_be.accdb.  It is already opened
> exclusively by another user or you need permission to read or write to
> its data.
>
> How do I fix this?  I am kind of panicing, so help would be
> appreciated.  I have been trying to kick off this database application
> for the last two days to about 50 users.