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Overflow Community Stack Overflow is a community of 6.2 million programmers, just like you, helping each other. Join them; it only takes a minute: Sign how to open access database in read only mode up Access Database opens as read only up vote 3 down vote favorite I created a mdb database and saved it. I now want to modified it but it says it's ReadOnly so I cannot change anything. How can I change this
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please? It's an access 2000 file opened with access 2007. Thanks ms-access ms-office share|improve this question edited Apr 6 at 22:23 asked May 10 '11 at 18:57 Satch3000 10.2k62148248 add a comment| 8 Answers 8 active oldest votes up vote 7 down vote accepted If someone else has the database open, then ask them to close it. If the database was not closed cleanly (Access or a computer crashed), then you can try to Compact and Repair the file. I have also noticed that access database opens read only windows 7 if the file is opened or put in a read-only state at any time, it might get 'stuck' like that. So try this: Open Access, but no database Open the file in question, but explicitly open it in read-only mode (the 'Open' button is actually a dropdown button. Use the button to open read-only Close the file (but not Access) Open the file again, but open normally. Not sure it that's a bug or a feature, but I've seen it frustrate many a user. share|improve this answer answered May 11 '11 at 18:30 Steve Mallory 3,19611625 add a comment| up vote 3 down vote Another thing to watch for is when someone has access to READ the fileshare, but cannot WRITE to the directory. It's OK to make the database read-only for someone, but if they ever read it (including using an ODBC connection), it seems like they need to have WRITE permissions for the directory so they can create the lock file. I've run into situations where the database gets locked read-only on the fileshare because the user who accessed it couldn't write to the directory. The only way to fix that quickly has been a call to the storage team, who can see who has the file and kick them off. share|improve this answer answered Mar 13 '13 at 14:17 Alex 312 add a comment| up vote 0 down vote alos check the level of access to the shared drive. if the access to the shared dr
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been opened read-only. You can only change data ... LinkBack LinkBack URL About LinkBacks Bookmark & Share Digg this Thread!Add Thread to del.icio.usBookmark the database is read only access 2003 in TechnoratiTweet this thread Thread Tools Show Printable Version Display Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode Nov 24th, 2009,05:29 PM #1 golfnut019 Board Regular Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 58 Database keeps opening as READ-ONLY?? Everytime http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5954982/access-database-opens-as-read-only I open up my Access database, it says "This database has been opened read-only. You can only change data in linked tables. To make design changes, save a copy of the database." This DB is saved on my desktop. ( I'm getting familiarized with Access 07 so I'm running some test DB's. ) Anybody know how I can get rid of this? Thanks in advance! Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Reply With Quote Nov 25th, 2009,12:27 http://www.mrexcel.com/forum/microsoft-access/431936-database-keeps-opening-read-only.html PM #2 golfnut019 Board Regular Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 58 Re: Database keeps opening as READ-ONLY?? Anybody? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Reply With Quote Nov 25th, 2009,06:13 PM #3 SydneyGeek MrExcel MVPModerator Join Date Aug 2003 Location Sydney, Australia Posts 12,251 Re: Database keeps opening as READ-ONLY?? Close Access down. Check in the directory for a 1kb file with the same name but an .ldb extension (for mdb databases) or .laccdb (for the 2007 format). Delete that file; it's a locking file that should go away when you close down normally but can remain if you have had a crash or used a force quit. Let us know how you go. Denis Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Self-preservation: For when you've got yourself in a jam ------------------------------------------------------ My site contains a number of Excel and Access Resources Reply With Quote Dec 1st, 2009,02:16 PM #4 golfnut019 Board Regular Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 58 Re: Database keeps opening as READ-ONLY?? Nope. Can't find the file. Any other ideas? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Reply With Quote Dec 2nd, 2009,07:26 PM #5 xenou MrExcel MVPModerator Join Date Mar 2007 Location Clev. OH, USA Posts 14,857 Re: Database keeps opening as READ-ONLY?? It seems this occurs if you don't have write permissions in the directory the db is in. Is that possible? For instance, I can'
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