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Problem linking dbf files in 2000 and newer, but works in 97?!?

Problem linking dbf files in 2000 and newer, but works in 97?!?

Problem linking dbf files in 2000 and newer, but works in 97?!?

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Ok, I have never seen this before, so hopefully someone can help me resolve it.

We have a production tracking system here at work that uses dbf and ndx files (database and index respectively). When I link the files in Access '97, it works, no problem. But in 2000 and above, I get a "The Microsoft Jet Database Engine cannot open the file <filename>. It is already opened exclusively by another user.".

Anyone seen this? Any tips? I been trying to google it all day, and nothing. I tried creating the DB in 97, then opening in 2000, 2003, or 2007 and converting, but that breaks the links. Most of the machines we need to run this on utilize Office 2003, none use 97. So I cant just leave it in 97.

RE: Problem linking dbf files in 2000 and newer, but works in 97?!?

A couple ideas (I don't know)...

The later versions of Access may be using an updated ODBC driver that doesn't play nice with the version of files your tracking system is in.  You might have luck finding an older ODBC driver version and using it with the newer versions.

Access 2000 has more 'security features' so it may be having an issue with the file locking... does the user using Access have change permissions to the linked file?  A quick and dirty test would be to copy the database local, link Access to it and see if it works.

 

RE: Problem linking dbf files in 2000 and newer, but works in 97?!?

Oops.... Dbase is natively supported so it looks like 2003 supports versions 2 and 3....  

I also found this...

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/230125

"How to use dbase data with Access and Jet"

This to me suggests it is a version compatibility issue... maybe because of a licensing issue since MS is pointing to another vendor.

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