Ms Access Error 3218
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Community Links Social Groups Pictures & Albums Members List Calendar Search Forums Show Threads Show Posts Tag Search Advanced Search Find All Thanked Posts Go to Page... Thread Tools Rating: Display Modes 04-14-2011, 03:43 PM #1 Bechert Newly Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Monroe, WA, USA Posts: 50 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Error 3218 - could not update - record locked Hello group, I have a multi-user application with split databases (BE/FE). The database is opened in Shared mode, Default Record Locking is set to Edited https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb221544(v=office.12).aspx Record, Open Database by Record-level locking. Each user has their own FE. The users are physical therapists writing their treatment notes. The workflow is for the front desk to enter the patient information (name, diagnosis,etc.) and then the therapist treats the patient and writes their notes on a different form. It may take them 5 to 15 minutes to complete the note. Each treatment note form includes multiple http://www.access-programmers.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=208415 memo fields. They receive the 3218 when they click the 'Save' button. The users report that no other user has the same patient record open (either at the front desk or another therapist) when the error is received. There are usually only 2-3 users using the system at any one time and it is is a small office so it is easy for them to verify if anyone is on the same patient. The error occurs several times a day. Appreciate your help. Thanks, Bill Bechert View Public Profile Find More Posts by Bechert 04-15-2011, 08:01 AM #2 boblarson Former Moderator Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Oregon, USA Posts: 32,482 Thanks: 94 Thanked 1,781 Times in 1,565 Posts Re: Error 3218 - could not update - record locked Change the option in the database options from Edited Record to NO LOCKS. You can then set the one form's locks to Edited Record if you must but I would highly suggest that only as a last resort (if people keep getting an error of "someone else has edited this record..etc.). Normally, even in a multiuser environment, you won't run into collisions very often unless y
many individual business owner used this application for maintaining and running their database. In this database numbers of records are get saved, so if you have to search for any particular https://medium.com/@edwardpaul/how-to-fix-error-3218-could-not-update-record-locking-errors-in-ms-access-4080e985c90b record out of it then it is quiet time taking task, but with the ms access app you can get any information very quickly only by using few simple commands. http://www.techrepublic.com/forums/discussions/access-2003-split-database-runtime-error-3218/ If corruption occurs in the database it will render catastrophic consequences and may lead to shut down and huge financial crisis.Suppose you have created a database in Access and saved ms access it with a name Employee. And suddenly you found that your database is corrupted and whenever you tries to open it will shows an error message like the following:Error 3218 “Could not update; currently locked.”Error 3197 “The database engine stopped the process because you and another user are attempting to change the same data at the same time.”Error 3260 “Couldn’t update; ms access error currently locked by user
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