PRA: Viewing Database Properties of Replica Causes Warning

Article ID: Q141108
Creation Date: 11-DEC-1995
Revision Date: 01-DEC-1996

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Access versions 7.0, 97

SYMPTOMS

Advanced: Requires expert coding, interoperability, and multiuser skills.

If you display the database properties of a non-Design Master replica, do not make any change, and then click OK, you may receive the following warning message:

   Microsoft Access is unable to save the database properties.

RESOLUTION

If you click Cancel after you view the database properties, you do not receive the warning message.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Access 7.0. This problem no longer occurs in Microsoft Access 97.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Problem

Open a non-Design Master database replica.
On the File menu, click Database Properties.
In the Replica Properties dialog box, click OK. Note that when the dialog box is closed, you receive the warning message mentioned earlier in this article.

REFERENCES

For more information about replicated databases, search for "database replication" using the Answer Wizard from the Microsoft Access 7.0 Help menu.

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