Thanks for the tips Tony.
You're right, I should be doing my temp tables somewhere else.
Cheers, Mike
"Tony Toews" <ttoews@telusplanet.net> wrote in message
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> "Mike MacSween" <mike.macsween.damnthespam@btinternet.com> wrote:
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> >The back end is on a server. Compact on close is set on, but on the[/color][/color]
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> >server isn't happening, though no errors are being generated. On my[/color][/color]
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> >here Compact On Close happens fine.[/color]
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> When the user exits the FE attempt to rename the backend MDB preferably[/color]
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> hidden forms, and reports before doing this. If you get an error[/color]
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> busy so don't bother. If it is successful then compact it back.
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> See my Backup, do you trust the users or sysadmins? tips page for more[/color]
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http://www.granite.ab.ca/access/backup.htm
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> Tony
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