Matthew,
We're working with the same configuration and have noticed similar effects. I
think the cause is either Protel that occasionally doesn't close properly or,
more probably, a crash of Protel during work.
However, to repair this I usually delete the *.ldb file in the same directory
as your project library. It seems that this temporary file stores the login and
protection information of the database.
BTW, does the locking mechanism work properly? I always have to unlock the files
before beeing able to save them, even if I locked them myself! In earlier
versions I was able to save the files I locked myself without first having to
unlock them. This, in my view, would be correct. Or even better an automated
locking/unlocking (i.e. automatically lock a file when something was changed and
unlock it when saved) feature!
Hope this helps,
Emanuel
"van de Werken, Matthew (DEM, PH)" wrote:
> I've just noticed some strange behaviour in Protel, which I'd like to know
> if anyone else has narrowed down as to the cause.
>
> I use the access database system, with access restrictions (per-user
> logins).
>
> The symptom is when I try to close a file, I get a Microsoft ODBC message
> along the lines of "...Locked by [user] on [machine-name]". I know for a
> fact that that user doesn't have the database open on the particular machine
> the error occurs on. The result is that the file doesn't get saved (there is
> only an "ok" button).
>
> Here's my various theories as to the causes of the lockout:
>
> * The user had opened the files in the database, and closed the database
> without closing the files first;
> * The database lost its links;
> * ???
>
> Anyone have any ideas on what actually causes the problem, or whether it's
> just "one of those things"?
>
> Cheers,
> Matthew van de Werken
> Electronics Engineer
> CSIRO Exploration & Mining - Gravity Group
> 1 Technology Court - Pullenvale - Qld - 4069
> ph: (07) 3327 4685 fax: (07) 3327 4455
> email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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