ACC97: Run-Time Error '3028' Using CreateWorkspace Method with a Password Argument

ID: Q181961

The information in this article applies to:

SYMPTOMS

Advanced: Requires expert coding, interoperability, and multiuser skills.

If you use the CreateWorkspace method without specifying the DBEngine object, you may receive the following error message when you use the optional Password argument:

Run-time error '3028':

Can't start your application. The workgroup information file is missing or opened exclusively by another user.

If you choose not to specify a password, the same syntax does not cause an error.


RESOLUTION

When you create a new Workspace object in which you specify a password, use the following syntax: 


   Set Workspace = DBEngine.CreateWorkspace(name, user, password, type)


STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the versions of Microsoft Access listed at the beginning of this article.


MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior


  1. Open the sample database Northwind.mdb.


  2. Create a new module and type or paste the following code: 
    
      Public Sub TestWorkspace()

        Dim wrkAdmin As Workspace
        Dim dbs As Database

       'Create a new workspace and assign it to the database administrator.
        Set wrkAdmin = CreateWorkspace("AdminWorkspace", "Admin", "test", _
        dbUseJet)

       'Be sure to change the path in this next line to match your path to
       'Northwind.mdb on your computer.
        Set dbs = wrkAdmin.OpenDatabase("C:\Northwind.mdb", False)

       'Close the session.
        wrkAdmin.Close

      End Sub


  3. On the Debug menu, click Compile And Save All Modules. Save the module as modTestWorkspace.


  4. Close the module. On the Tools menu click Security, and then click User And Group Accounts.


  5. Click the Change Logon Password tab and change your password to test

    NOTE: This article assumes that you have logged into the database as the "Admin" user. If the User Name field within the Change Logon Password dialog reads anything other than Admin, close the database and log on as Admin before continuing.


  6. Close the database, and then close Microsoft Access 97.


  7. Run Microsoft Access 97, and log on as the "Admin" user with a password of test.


  8. To test this procedure, type the following line in the Debug window, and then press ENTER.

    Call TestWorkspace

    Note that you receive the error message mentioned in the "Symptoms" section.



REFERENCES

For more information about the CreateWorkspace method, search the Help Index for "CreateWorkspace."

Additional query words: pra errors err 


Keywords          : kberrmsg kbdta DcmHlp 
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: April 22, 1999