Computer Learning Zone
How to Check Whether Your Microsoft Access Back End Is Still in Use
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Before compacting a shared Microsoft Access back end, restoring a backup, or changing table designs, it helps to know whether anyone is still connected. A small Access lock file can provide a quick warning that the database may be in use.
Richard Rost explains what LACCDB and LDB lock files do, why they are useful in split databases, and why their presence is not always proof that someone is…