Looking Access 2007 version to Identify LDB locks

This will:

http://fmsinc.com/MicrosoftAccess/monitor.asp

I use it at work daily.

mx

thanks for the company will not authorize the  purchase.  any code available or an particular error message to indicate that the ldb is active hence it is in use.

Karen

The ldb file will not give you this info.
The ldb file contains the id of users/machines that have opened the database since the ldb file was created.  Such users may have long since closed their frontend but their entry remains in the ldb file until it overwritten by another or until the ldb file is closed.

If you are not into 3rd party apps then you can build a 'flag' table into the backend.  The front-end needs a timer event on a form that is always open, and in the timer event procedure you test whether the flag is set.  If so you can issue a message to the user asking them to close down.  You then need a procedure that sets the flag , and one that unsets it.  You may put those into a separate frontend 'management' application.

"but their entry remains in the ldb file until it overwritten by another or until the ldb file is closed."
But there is a flag in the LDB file that will tell you if user is active or has closed.  FMS shows this.

you can use this codes


Sub ShowUserRosterMultipleUsers()
    Dim cn As New ADODB.Connection
    Dim rs As New ADODB.Recordset
    Dim i, j As Long

    Set cn = CurrentProject.Connection

    ' The user roster is exposed as a provider-specific schema rowset
    ' in the Jet 4.0 OLE DB provider.  You have to use a GUID to
    ' reference the schema, as provider-specific schemas are not
    ' listed in ADO's type library for schema rowsets

    Set rs = cn.OpenSchema(adSchemaProviderSpecific, _
    , "{947bb102-5d43-11d1-bdbf-00c04fb92675}")

    'Output the list of all users in the current database.

    Debug.Print rs.Fields(0).Name, "", rs.Fields(1).Name, _
    "", rs.Fields(2).Name, rs.Fields(3).Name

    While Not rs.EOF
        Debug.Print rs.Fields(0), rs.Fields(1), _
        rs.Fields(2), rs.Fields(3)
        rs.MoveNext
    Wend

End Sub
            

see this link


How to determine who is logged on to a database by using Microsoft Jet UserRoster in Access
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=285822

I use this method:

Force Shut Down (Click Here)

Force Shut Down is an example database that shows how to get multiple Microsoft® Access® application front-ends on a network to automatically close. With Force Shut Down, you simply check a box bound to a field in a linked table, then each application front-end detects this change, displays a warning message to users, then automatically shuts down within 2 minutes. It's a great way to make sure that your database back-end is available for maintenance activities such as backup, or compact and repair.

Regarding  #39154390

Returning  Schema - is there a way to modify this to  look at a particular mdb other than the current db?


Unfortuantely there isn't a frontend back end situation - Yes I know that is not the best way to do things, but that is what the customer wants.  I am forced to comply.  I just want to look at the directory/filepath and verify if there is a ldb existing for the particular mdb.  if so update the internal table with an error message.

Thanks for all the input.  I remember usins a ChkDir code in the past, could you help with the code needed to review the filepath/direcoty?

K

Regarding  #39154390

Returning  Schema - is there a way to modify this to  look at a particular mdb other than the current db?

try changing this

   Set cn = CurrentProject.Connection

with the path to the other db.

ok Drawing a blank - what is the syntax from trimming off the last 4 characters of a string to be replaced with a actual value.
ie.  
 NFile = Right(gAPFilePath, 3) & ".ldb"  I want to strip off the mdb to replace with the ldb of the actual filepath value


         gAPFilePath = rs.Fields("apdbms_db").Value
      '   ShowUserRosterMultipleUsers (gAPFilePath)
        '
        NFile = Right(gAPFilePath, 3) & ".ldb"
       
        ' Z:\VH001\Access
         If Dir(NFile, NFile) <> "" Then
 
             MsgBox "Yes"

        End If

"Access 2007"
Just curious, are you using the ACCDB format instead of MDB?

mx

because these databases where inherited and the customer did not want them converted to accdb, just in case some user were still using 2003

thanks that did the trick.  Thanks for all the input.

could you please revisit my posting https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/28122214/using-Variable-to-pass-object-type.html

Thanks Still need help