Ms Access Vba Runtime Error 3211
help? Post your question and get tips & solutions from a community of 418,595 IT Pros & Developers. It's quick & easy. How to clear lock on table if error 3211? P: n/a deko I'm trying to import an run-time error '3211' the database engine could not lock table Excel Spreadsheet into an Access Table but sometimes things get buttered up if the spreadsheet does the database engine could not lock table access 2013 not have the right columns. So I want to drop the Access table and recreate it with a DDL query when that happens. The problem database engine could not lock table because it is already in use by other is I get an error when trying to drop the table - Error 3211: The database engine could not lock table 'tblExcelTx' because it is already in use by another person or process. Is there any way to clear the lock? All I want to do is blow away the table... Thanks in advance. Nov 13 '05 #1 Post Reply Share this Question 4 Replies P: n/a Salad deko wrote: I'm trying to import an Excel Spreadsheet into an Access Table but sometimes things get buttered up if the spreadsheet does not have the right columns. So I want to drop the Access table and recreate it with a DDL query when that happens. The problem is I get an error when trying to drop the table - Error 3211: The database engine could not lock table 'tblExcelTx' because it is already in use by another person or process. Is there any way to clear the lock? All I want to do is blow away the table... Thanks in advance. CurrentDb.TableDefs.Delete "tablename" But that still doesn't handle the problem since if the table is in use somewhere it can't be deleted. Have you opened a recordset on the table somewhere? If so, close the recordset first. Nov 13 '05 #2 P: n/a deko > CurrentDb.TableDefs.Delete "tablename" But that still doesn't handle the problem since if the table is in use somewhere it can't be deleted. Have you opened a recordset on the table somewhere? If so, close the recordset first. Thanks - I'll give it a shot. The reason the table is locked is because it gets assigned as the recordsource for a subform. I try resetting with recordsource = "" before dropping the table but no luck... Nov 13 '05 #3 P: n/a Salad deko wrote: CurrentDb.TableDefs.Delete "tablename"But that still doesn't handle the problem since if the table is in usesomewhere it can't be deleted. Have you opened a recordset on the tablesomewhere? If so, close the recordset first. Thanks - I'll give it a shot. The reason the table is locked is because it gets assigned as the recordsource for a subform. I try resetting with recordsource = "" before dropping the table but no luck... I'm not s
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general customer info. The form has a subform on it with a combo box where you can select products. Select a product from the combo box and the subform populates with customer-specific product info. If I open the main form and select a customer, then without doing anything else I select another customer, everything works ok. It’s when I select a product on the subform, and then try to select a different customer on the main form that I get “Run-time error 3211: The database engine could not lock table tblCustomer because it is in use by another person or process.” Can anybody shed some light on this? I’ve been confounded by it for days. View Replies Similar Messages: Modules & VBA :: Error 3211 - The Database Engine Could Not Lock Table XXXX Forms :: Opening A Report - Error 3211 / Database Engine Could Not Lock Table VB Run-time Error 3211 Error 3211 Database Engine Could Not Lock Table .... Etc Error Message Error: Could Not Update; Currently Lock By User Lock And Un Lock A Text Field Through A CMD Button Lock Table Lock A Table Lock Table LOCK TABLE In Access Db Relationships: Can't Lock A Table... Lock A Table For Editing The Records Lock Specific Records In Table General :: Lock A Table In MS Access? Lock Table Or Configure As View Only Forms :: Database Engine Could Not Lock Table General :: Lock Date In Table And Query "Could Not Lock File" Error Modules & VBA :: Ms Access Lock Table While Inserting Data List Box Causing Database Engine Could Not Lock Table Modules & VBA :: How To Lock A Table - Stop User Adding Or Altering Records Tables :: Lock Single Record In A Table To Be Read Only On Permanent Basis Run-time Error 13 Ctl.tag Run Time Error '6' ADVERTISEMENT Modules & VBA :: Error 3211 - The Database Engine Could Not Lock Table XXXX Oct 20, 2014 I have a DB with multiple import processes to take in information and populate various tables. This has been in place for some time and works with no issue. The import process involves the creation of a local staging table, to which I import the received data, normalise it according to my own table structure, remove any duplication (i.e. same data imported repeatedly) and append the cleansed data to the main tables. I've just added a validation step to check for data integrity. In other words, for duplicate data, rather than simply purge it as I was doing previously, I now check to see if the data has changed in any way and prompt the user if