Microsoft KB Archive/824266

= Error message when you try to open an Access project file or an Access project extension file in a multiuser environment: &quot;The Database Will Be Opened Read-Only&quot; =

Article ID: 824266

Article Last Modified on 6/1/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office Access 2007
 * Microsoft Office Access 2003

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This article applies only to a Microsoft Access project (.adp).

Moderate: Requires basic macro, coding, and interoperability skills. 

For a Microsoft Access 2002 version of this article, see 318868.



For a Microsoft Access 2000 version of this article, see 322762.



SYMPTOMS
When you try to open a Microsoft Access project (.adp) file or a Microsoft Access project extension (.ade) file in a multiuser environment, you may receive the following error message:

The Microsoft OfficeAccess project  will be opened read-only because one of the following occurred:

The file is locked for editing by another user, or the file (or the folder in which it is located) is marked as read-only, or you specified that you wanted to open this file read-only.



CAUSE
The file may be locked for editing by another user, or the file or the folder where it is located may be marked as read-only. This behavior is by design. A Microsoft Access project is strictly a client application and has no multiuser capability.



WORKAROUND
To work around this issue, deploy a copy of the .adp file or the .ade file on each computer.

For information about how to deploy Microsoft Access project solutions, visit the following Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) Web sites:

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa139953(office.10).aspx

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa140041(office.10).aspx

Additional query words: ACC2007 Access2003 kbnoOfficeAlertID

