This message is the general concurrency error message, that can be caused by
heaps of things.
Prevention is only possible with good development practices, such as:
- Splitting the database, so each user has their own independent copy of the
front end;
- Explicitly saving the record in any bound form before doing anything that
requires the record to be saved (such as coding a move, filter, change of
sort order, closing the form, ...);
- Ensuring the user can only open one copy of the data for editing (e.g.
making other copies read-only), especially where memo fields are concerned;
- Ensuring any user editing is saved before any programmatic process execute
that alters the data;
- Explicitly closing any recordsets opened in code, and setting objects to
Nothing before exiting any code routine (including after error recovery);
- Using an MDE as the front end, so it cannot decompile (which avoids one of
the types of corruption associated with this message).
--
Allen Browne - Microsoft MVP. Perth, Western Australia.
Tips for Access users -
http://allenbrowne.com/tips.html
Reply to group, rather than allenbrowne at mvps dot org.
"lizanne" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:6D9C6CA0-7988-407E-B67D-(E-Mail Removed)...
> what does the following message mean:
> "the microsoft jet engine database has stopped the process because you and
> another user are attempting to change the same data at the same time."
>
> i work in an office where 12 computer are networked and working on access
> at
> the same time. whenever this message pops up, i have checked to see if
> anyone
> else was working on the same file - each time i have been the only person
> working of the specific file. this error only occurs on my computer and
> not
> on any of the other 11. please help as this has become extremely
> frustrating.
> the only way to get rid of the message is to actually end the programme.
> thank you!