Errors 3073 operation must be an updateable query

G

Guest

Hello,

I have designed a multi user application, where I have 1 MDB as the Client &
another which holds the data & is placed on a networked Drive.
The client has the Linked Tables to the Network one.

At random times when some users try to do something in the program this
error message appears:
"Error: 3073 operation must be an updateable query."

It is hard for me to pinpoint where it is happening exactly becuase it is
only happening at the clients site.

I believe it happens when this Query is being run:

strSQL = "UPDATE tblProposals SET BeingEdited = True, " & _
" BeingEditedBy = " & Chr(34) & gstrCurrentUser & Chr(34) & _
" WHERE ProposalNumber = '" & _
Form_subfrmProposals.txtProposalNumber & "'"
DoCmd.SetWarnings False
DoCmd.RunSQL (strSQL)

There doesnt seem to be anything wrong with the Query.

Does anyone have any ideas what may be causing this error ?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you,
Jeff
 
J

John Smith

It would suggest that tblProposals is not updatable. If it is just a linked
table, rather than an access query, I have many times had Access decide to
throw away the key definition for linked tables which makes them
non-updatable. In this case restoring the key fixes the problem.

HTH
John
 
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=?Utf-8?B?SmVmZg==?= said:
Hello,

I have designed a multi user application, where I have 1 MDB as the Client &
another which holds the data & is placed on a networked Drive.
The client has the Linked Tables to the Network one.

At random times when some users try to do something in the program this
error message appears:
"Error: 3073 operation must be an updateable query."

It is hard for me to pinpoint where it is happening exactly becuase it is
only happening at the clients site.

I believe it happens when this Query is being run:

strSQL = "UPDATE tblProposals SET BeingEdited = True, " & _
" BeingEditedBy = " & Chr(34) & gstrCurrentUser & Chr(34) & _
" WHERE ProposalNumber = '" & _
Form_subfrmProposals.txtProposalNumber & "'"
DoCmd.SetWarnings False
DoCmd.RunSQL (strSQL)

There doesnt seem to be anything wrong with the Query.

Does anyone have any ideas what may be causing this error ?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you,
Jeff

hi,
i am facing the same problem, did jeff got this fixed, if yes, pls can u mail the steps u did to fix this to (e-mail address removed)
thank you
 

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