MDB file won't delete

[Guest]

Access 2003. Several .mdb front ends are installed on workstations, linked to
a back end on a server. Several times I during fronnt end updates I have run
across front end .mdbs that will not go away when I try to delete them (eg,
to replace them with the new front end).

I get a message saying the file is either being accessed by anpther user or
maybe the disk is getting full-- neither of which is happening. Another thing
about these stubborn .mdb's is that when they are opened, a dialog box is
displayed saying the database is read-only and data and object definition
changes cannot be saved. (Actually, I like that idea, but that's another
issue...).

So-- what gives? How do I get rid of these mdb's?

THanks mucho!

 

[Dirk Goldgar]

Access 2003. Several .mdb front ends are installed on workstations,
linked to a back end on a server. Several times I during fronnt end
updates I have run across front end .mdbs that will not go away when
I try to delete them (eg, to replace them with the new front end).

I get a message saying the file is either being accessed by anpther
user or maybe the disk is getting full-- neither of which is
happening. Another thing about these stubborn .mdb's is that when
they are opened, a dialog box is displayed saying the database is
read-only and data and object definition changes cannot be saved.
(Actually, I like that idea, but that's another issue...).

So-- what gives? How do I get rid of these mdb's?

If they're marked as read-only, it may be because they were copied from
a CDROM. Files on CDROM are normally considered read-only, and that
attribute is copied when the file is copied from the CD to the hard
disk. If this is the problem, then do as Karl Dewey said: right-click
the file, bring up its property sheet, and un-check the Read-only
attribute.