How to use File Locking with Microsoft Access
Date: February 3rd, 2011 | Category: Desktop App, File Locking, File Sharing
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Use MDO File Locking when you are sharing a Microsoft Access (MDB or ACCDB) file with a colleague. A file lock is used to prevent two people from opening and updating the same Access database file at the same time, resulting in one person’s updates wiping out the other’s.
File Locking is available in the My Docs Online Desktop App, which works with all versions of Windows.
File Locking is supported for all desktop versions of Microsoft Access.
My Docs Online Desktop App File Locking can also be used with other software products that open and update Access database files.
To use the Desktop App for File Locking follow the following steps:
If you change your mind and need to discard your changes right-click the file in the Desktop App and select “Unlock without Saving”.
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