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ACC: Cannot Link (Attach) Paradox Table on Read-Only Drive

Article ID: 92653

Article Last Modified on 1/18/2007

APPLIES TO

Microsoft Access 1.0 Standard Edition
Microsoft Access 1.1 Standard Edition
Microsoft Access 2.0 Standard Edition
Microsoft Access 95 Standard Edition
Microsoft Access 97 Standard Edition

This article was previously published under Q92653

Novice: Requires knowledge of the user interface on single-user computers.

SYMPTOMS

You cannot link (attach) a Paradox table (*.DB) located on a read-only drive. If you try to link a Paradox table on a read-only drive, you receive the following error message:

Couldn't open file '<FILENAME#DB>' (in Microsoft Access version 1.x)

-or-

Couldn't lock table '<tablename.db>', currently in use by user '<username>' on machine '<machinename>' (in Microsoft Access 2.0, 7.0 or 97)

CAUSE

Neither Paradox nor the Paradox indexed sequential access method (ISAM) that ships with Microsoft Access supports databases located on read-only drives.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION

Paradox is manufactured by Borland International, Inc., a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance or reliability.

Additional query words: couldn t lock table

Keywords: kb3rdparty kberrmsg kbprb KB92653

Microsoft KB Archive/92653

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