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Database or object is read-only

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I have my database designed in access 2000, it has been working fine. I have tried to open the main form and it opens but when i tried to input new data it returns the following message- " database or object is read-only. Can anyone help me please?.

M. Mohai
Nov 20 '12 #1
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Rabbit
12,516 Expert Mod 8TB
Did you check the file to see if it's read-only?
Nov 20 '12 #2
Seth Schrock
2,965 Expert 2GB
Is your database split? It sounds like either someone has a table opened in design view (which locks the table), has the data side opened in exclusive mode, or a little bug that has the database time out and makes it think that another "Administrator" has it open. I have run into this bug a few times. Usually, if you get out and get back in it works fine.
Nov 20 '12 #3
NeoPa
32,556 Expert Mod 16PB
There are many reasons why data on a form is not updatable. Without some information from you describing your actual situation we would only be guessing.
  1. The recordset in non-updatable. See Reasons for a Query to be Non-Updatable.
  2. The AllowEdits property of the form itself may be set to 'No'.
  3. The RecordsetType property of the form may be set to 'Snapshot'.
  4. The Locked property of all the controls on the form may be set to 'Yes'.
  5. The Enabled property of all the controls on the form may be set to 'No'.
  6. The ReadOnly attribute of the file may be set.
  7. The permissions that individuals have for the file may exclude the Write permission.

These are just some of the possibilities that I can come up with off the top of my head. I expect there are more. Check these out first and if you get nowhere then contact whoever's in charge of your network for their assistance. If you can still not determine the problem then come back with a confirmation that you've checked out all these points at least and we will see what else can be looked at.
Nov 21 '12 #4

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