Microsoft KB Archive/251208

= OFF2000: Error Message: The Jet Database Engine Cannot Open  =

Article ID: 251208

Article Last Modified on 10/7/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q251208



SYMPTOMS
When you try to connect to a dBASE file, the following error message may appear:

The Jet database engine cannot open . It is already opened in exclusive or you need permission to view.

where  is the name of the dBASE file you are attempting to connect to.



CAUSE
This behavior occurs if the following are true:


 * You are connecting to the dBASE file with the dBASE ODBC driver that is included with Office 2000. - and -


 * The dBASE file you are connecting to is open in another program. - and -


 * You do not have the Borland Database Engine (BDE) installed.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, obtain the the Borland Database Engine (BDE) from one of the following third-party vendors:


 * Borland
 * Inprise
 * Merant

For information about how to contact the above mentioned vendors, click the appropriate article number in the following list to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

65416 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, A-K

60781 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, L-P

60782 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, Q-Z

Additional query words: OFF2000 xl2000 wd2000 of2k xl2k wd2k xl20 wd20

Keywords: kbfix kbprb KB251208

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