I have an access 97 (I know, it's old, they won't let me upgrade, don't ask)
databse that many of the people in my company use pretty constantly. Using it
with access produces no errors ever. However, when I try to open it via
VB.NET using any means I can find, I get the following error: "The workgroup
information file is missing or opened exclusively by another user."
I even get this error when connecting via server explorer and doing the
"Test Connection" button. I have used both the jet drivers and the ODBC
drivers, and both hard coded the connections and used the controls from the
toolbox. But I always get this error. Once I believe I tried it when it
wasn't being accessed by anyone else in the company, though this is extremely
difficult and I can't be for certain nobody had it open. The only other
possiblity I can think of is that it is because it is the 97 version, though
I can create a blank access databse and create some similar tables and open
it just fine. I even tried making another databse and linking the needed
tables from the main database, but I still got the error.
I would very much appreciate any suggestions.