Actually I wonder if they have just changed the extension from MDE to MDB? I note that creating an MDE separates out the code, which appears to be what is done with this application.

Anyway the issue still is accessing the database through ODBC or ADO - is this not possible if it were an MDE?

Ken

Thanks for the reply Linq. The database has the extension mdb. We are aware that the authors don't want us to mess with the structure or code, and we are not really interested in doing that - changing the structure would kill any chances of being able to update the software (this is only the database file - the code file is separate). We simply need to be able to make use of the stored data to extend the application to our particular needs. The authors...

Hi

This is a "problem" I've been battling for many days and haven't been able to understand; various postings I've come across on the Internet seem to not quite provide the answer.

We have a commercial (membership database) application written around Access 2002 and we are using Access 2003 to run it on Server 2003 (64 bit), and 32 bit XP Pro. The database file is locked in some way so that it can't be opened...