"The Database Will Be Opened Read-Only" error message when you open a project or an extension file in a multiuser environment (824266)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Office Access 2003

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 ProjectName 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://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dnapg/html/apgintro.asp

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dnacc2k/html/msdedeploy.asp

REFERENCES

For additional information about .ade files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

278376 ACC2002: "Make MDE File" or "Make ADE File" Command Is Not Available

Modification Type:	Minor	Last Reviewed:	6/8/2004
Keywords:	kbopenfile kbDatabase kberrmsg kbprb KB824266 kbAudDeveloper