mapped drive file access

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bill-ked

I set up a new computer for data entry by a temp with WIN
98 and Office 2K. I then mapped a drive to an Access
database on another computer which is also WIN 98 and
Office 2K. When we try to open the DB on the newer
computer it says that the DB is read only and no changes
can be made. The DB on th original computer is NOT set as
read only. Any advice? I'm stumped. It will probably be
one of those forehead slappers!! Thanks
 
You say that the database isn't marked as read-only, but what about the
folder in which it exists on the other computer (and the share, for that
matter)? You must have Change access (RWXD) on the folder in order to create
the locking file (.LDB) when you open the database, and to delete it when
you're done.
 
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