Behavior retrieving MS Access mdb files now fails

[garyross]

I'm running XP SP3, FrontPage 2003, Access 2003.

While in an open FrontPage site on a remote Windows 2003 server I used to be
able to double-click mdb files and open them locally. Now I can't.

FrontPage status bar says "Retrieving..." endlessly until I stop it. The
FrontPage temp directory contains a zero byte mdb file.

Other local editors work as expected, including Word.

After installing XP SP3 I have removed and reinstalled both FrontPage and
Access, but to no avail. Any ideas where the problem might lie? Thanks.

 

[Stefan B Rusynko]

Never open your mdb file on your sever or in your site
(you will lock up your server)
- always file Export it, Edit it, then File Import it back

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SBR @ ENJOY (-: [ Microsoft MVP - FrontPage ]
"Warning - Using the F1 Key will not break anything!" (-;
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| I'm running XP SP3, FrontPage 2003, Access 2003.
|
| While in an open FrontPage site on a remote Windows 2003 server I used to be
| able to double-click mdb files and open them locally. Now I can't.
|
| FrontPage status bar says "Retrieving..." endlessly until I stop it. The
| FrontPage temp directory contains a zero byte mdb file.
|
| Other local editors work as expected, including Word.
|
| After installing XP SP3 I have removed and reinstalled both FrontPage and
| Access, but to no avail. Any ideas where the problem might lie? Thanks.

 

[garyross]

The behavior is the same when Exporting the mdb file. "Retrieving" never
finishes.
Any other ideas?
-- Gary

 

[Kathleen Anderson]

It's possible that by trying to open the .mdb on the server that you created
a.ldb and the file is locked. Open your live site and see if there is a .ldb
in the fpdb folder - if there is, delete it.

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The behavior is the same when Exporting the mdb file. "Retrieving" never
finishes.
Any other ideas?
-- Gary

Never open your mdb file on your sever or in your site
(you will lock up your server)
- always file Export it, Edit it, then File Import it back

--

_____________________________________________
SBR @ ENJOY (-: [ Microsoft MVP - FrontPage ]
"Warning - Using the F1 Key will not break anything!" (-;
_____________________________________________


| I'm running XP SP3, FrontPage 2003, Access 2003.
|
| While in an open FrontPage site on a remote Windows 2003 server I used
to be
| able to double-click mdb files and open them locally. Now I can't.
|
| FrontPage status bar says "Retrieving..." endlessly until I stop it.
The
| FrontPage temp directory contains a zero byte mdb file.
|
| Other local editors work as expected, including Word.
|
| After installing XP SP3 I have removed and reinstalled both FrontPage
and
| Access, but to no avail. Any ideas where the problem might lie? Thanks.