Delete Query--Jet Error 3086

[alley]

I have a select Query that selects job numbers based on a 'Purge up to' date, and a delete query that uses the first query jobno's to select and delete from 2 detail files - job tasks and job employees.&nbsp;&nbsp;I do not delete the job headerfile, the source of query #1 jobno's.<br><br>It selects the correct job numbers, and then gives me the error.&nbsp;&nbsp;This error states the failure conditions, but none of them apply --<br>read-only use, and permissions.&nbsp;&nbsp;Neither are true.&nbsp;&nbsp;Anyone know what is going on?&nbsp;&nbsp;Not supposed to delete from 2 files at once?&nbsp;&nbsp;Do the separately?<br><br>alley