I am trying to make design changes to a database. The person who created
this no longer works here. I tried holding down the Shift key when entering
the DB but still get the message that the db is read only. How can I bypass
this to make changes? There is no login ID or password required to enter the
database. I am using Access 2000. Thanks!

Lori

Do you have full access to the folder in which the database lives? Is
anyone else in the file?



--
Rick B



"Lori" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:02DB197B-5134-480E-B2AC-(E-Mail Removed)...
> I am trying to make design changes to a database. The person who created
> this no longer works here. I tried holding down the Shift key when
entering
> the DB but still get the message that the db is read only. How can I
bypass
> this to make changes? There is no login ID or password required to enter
the
> database. I am using Access 2000. Thanks!
>
> Lori

"Lori" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:02DB197B-5134-480E-B2AC-(E-Mail Removed)...
>I am trying to make design changes to a database. The person who created
> this no longer works here. I tried holding down the Shift key when
> entering
> the DB but still get the message that the db is read only. How can I
> bypass
> this to make changes? There is no login ID or password required to enter
> the
> database. I am using Access 2000. Thanks!
>
> Lori

Remove the "read-only" file attribute and/or get Full Control file
permissions to the folder where the mdb lives.

Regards,
Keith.
www.keithwilby.com

Try checking whether the read only attribute of the file is set to yes.
(right-click the file in Windows Explorer and choose properties).

--
Joan Wild
Microsoft Access MVP

Lori wrote:
> I am trying to make design changes to a database. The person who
> created this no longer works here. I tried holding down the Shift
> key when entering the DB but still get the message that the db is
> read only. How can I bypass this to make changes? There is no login
> ID or password required to enter the database. I am using Access
> 2000. Thanks!
>
> Lori

That's the problem - I don't have access to the folder. Thanks!

"Rick B" wrote:

> Do you have full access to the folder in which the database lives? Is
> anyone else in the file?
>
>
>
> --
> Rick B
>
>
>
> "Lori" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:02DB197B-5134-480E-B2AC-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > I am trying to make design changes to a database. The person who created
> > this no longer works here. I tried holding down the Shift key when
> entering
> > the DB but still get the message that the db is read only. How can I
> bypass
> > this to make changes? There is no login ID or password required to enter
> the
> > database. I am using Access 2000. Thanks!
> >
> > Lori
>
>
>