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aorden
Dec 24, 2021Copper Contributor
FileLock with December Office365 Update
Microsoft introduced a Bug into Access with the December update to Office365. This is a file locking bug that is preventing writing to a back end shared database using VB code and recordsets. This ha...
George_Hepworth
Dec 25, 2021Silver Contributor
aorden Microsoft has released a fix for this bug, which apparently isn't 100% effective for everyone.
"Note: If you are using Distributed File System Namespaces (DFS Namespaces overview | Microsoft Docs) to redirect a folder that contains an Access database, you will still see the issue that you cannot open the database for shared use, even with the fixed update.
You should use the direct path to the database to allow shared usage."