Possible Causes of "Disk or Network error"?

[damonj]

hi all,

i'm running access 2003 on windows xp pro.
i've designed a database for about 20 users. user-level
security is enabled, the tables are on the fileserver
while the application is on each client's workstation.
often a user will get this error message for no apparent
reason;

"Disk or network error"

after receiving the message, the user is locked out of
the app. i've looked in the knowledge base- typing in the
error message above- but i don't believe the article
pertains to my specific scenario.

can anyone help me out as to the cause and solution to
this? i'm trying to write error-handling for this but i
need to know what generates this first.

thanks,
damon

 

[M Skabialka]

You lost the connection to the server, so although it looks as though the
database is still open, it's just a picture of what was on your screen. If
this happens a lot you have serious network issues, and this leads to
corrupted databases. There is no error handling possible as you have lost
your grip on the application. You will have to re-open it and hope nothing
got scrambled.
Backup frequently!

Mich

 

[damonj]

Thanks! I'll look into connectivity issues.
Damon

-----Original Message-----
You lost the connection to the server, so although it looks as though the
database is still open, it's just a picture of what was on your screen. If
this happens a lot you have serious network issues, and this leads to
corrupted databases. There is no error handling possible as you have lost
your grip on the application. You will have to re-open it and hope nothing
got scrambled.
Backup frequently!

Mich




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