How do I open a database that is locked b/c of "another user"?

[Guest]

I am trying to open a single-user database. I accidentaly updated my backup,
exited the program when I realized my mistake. I then copied the updated
file back to my hard drive, and then tried to open my database to make
further updates.

Ever since, I got the error message "The Microsoft Jet database engine
stopped the process because you and another user are attempting to change the
same data at the same time."

I restarted my computer, and even opened other databases where I also
accidentaly updated my backup - all my other databases seem to work, but I
can't get this one database (my most critical database) to open. I also
tried importing the data to a new database, but I get the same error message.

Any ideas?

 

[Joseph Meehan]

I am trying to open a single-user database. I accidentaly updated my
backup, exited the program when I realized my mistake. I then copied
the updated file back to my hard drive, and then tried to open my
database to make further updates.

Ever since, I got the error message "The Microsoft Jet database engine
stopped the process because you and another user are attempting to
change the same data at the same time."

I restarted my computer, and even opened other databases where I also
accidentaly updated my backup - all my other databases seem to work,
but I can't get this one database (my most critical database) to
open. I also tried importing the data to a new database, but I get
the same error message.

Any ideas?

Look in the directory where your file is located and before trying to
open it, find the file YOURFILENAME.LDB and delete it.

 

[Guest]

Look in the directory where your file is located and before trying to
open it, find the file YOURFILENAME.LDB and delete it.

Thanks for the suggestion, Joseph, but I do not have an ldb file for this
document. I double checked that I can see the ldb file by opening another
database, and it was there for that second database, but not the first.

Do you have any other ideas?

 

[Joseph Meehan]

Thanks for the suggestion, Joseph, but I do not have an ldb file for
this document. I double checked that I can see the ldb file by
opening another database, and it was there for that second database,
but not the first.

Do you have any other ideas?

No, sorry, I was taking a blind shoot.