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Hi Jane,

This sounds like a security or permission problem.

It also depends on how your network is set up. Is it Windows, what version? Are you all on a workgroup or a domain? Do you each have separate log-ins?

You said earlier you couldn't open the database except by using the shortcut icon on your desktop. Why is this? You can right click the shortcut icon, then choose Properties to see which folder on your computer the actual file is stored. Surely then you can browse to this folder using MyComputer and see/open the file there?

When you've done that, the other users on your network should also do the same thing, but they'd need to go to their Network Neighbourhood (or My Network Places), locate your computer, then follow the same folder structure to find your folder in which the Database is located.

The above step relies on having your computer and the folder shared properly. The Databae file itself may also need to have it's security permissions adjusted. For example, you may need to enable 'read' permissions for Everyone. Right click on the file and go to the Security tab to change this (on Windows 2000 or XP).

There's no point trying to adjust security permissions on the shortcut icon on your desktop, that's not going to make any difference. It needs to be on the actual Database file itself.

If you have an IT administrator, it may be quicker to solve the problem by talking to them about it.

Let us know how you get on: a successful solution may help other readers of this forum.

Regards, Rich