Microsoft KB Archive/257314

= WD2000: Error Message: Database Engine Could Not Lock Table  Because It Is Already in Use by Another Person or Process =

Article ID: 257314

Article Last Modified on 11/25/2002

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q257314



SYMPTOMS
When you attach your database to a mail merge or try to insert a database into a Word document, you may receive the following error message

Database engine could not lock table  because it is already in use by another person or process.

where  is the name of your database file.



RESOLUTION
For additional information about how to resolve this issue, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

238431 PRB: dBase Driver Cannot Update DBF Files in MDAC 2.1 and Later Versions



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: dBase jet odbc

Keywords: kbbug kbnofix KB257314

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