ACC: "Table Exclusively Locked" Error Switching to Form View

ID: Q97513


The information in this article applies to:


SYMPTOMS

Novice: Requires knowledge of the user interface on single-user computers.

When you try to switch a form from Design view to Form view, the attempt fails, and you receive the following message:


   Table <tablename> is exclusively locked 


CAUSE

The form's RecordSource property refers to a table that is open in Design view.


RESOLUTION

To work around this behavior, do one of the following:


Keywords          : kberrmsg kbusage FmsOthr 
Version           : 1.0 1.1 2.0 7.0 97
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbprb 

Last Reviewed: March 20, 1999