Database "mdb" & "ldb"

[Guest]

Dear Sirs
I have always to transfer my database "mdb" to my ISP.
If I would like to check the pages where this database is for, I always get
total silly data shown.
If I open my ISP's FTP page I realize that there is the same database named
"ldb".
Can someone tell me what this is because it comes automatically?
Thanks
Klaus

 

[Douglas J. Steele]

Whenever there's a connection to an MDB file, an LDB file will be created in
the same folder. It's a "locking file" that's used to ensure that updates
are done correctly. It should be automatically deleted when the last
connection to the MDB file is closed.

 

[David W. Fenton]

Whenever there's a connection to an MDB file, an LDB file will be
created in the same folder. It's a "locking file" that's used to
ensure that updates are done correctly. It should be automatically
deleted when the last connection to the MDB file is closed.

On a website, it's likely accessed via ODBC, which will very likely
keep the MDB open all the time, which means the LDB file will always
be there.

 

[Guest]

Hi Klaus,

Here is some additional information on locking database files:

Introduction to .ldb Files
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=299373


Tom Wickerath
Microsoft Access MVP

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[yrg]

Whenever there's a connection to an MDB file, an LDB file will be created in
the same folder. It's a "locking file" that's used to ensure that updates
are done correctly. It should be automatically deleted when the last
connection to the MDB file is closed.