On 20 Mar, 15:11, "Ahmed, Shakir" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have a Microsoft Access database that I want to delete whether anyone > is using that file. > > The database is already read only mode residing in a server, users are > opening in read only mode. I want to delete that file, I remove read > only check but could not delete that file. > > Getting error message: > Cannot delete xxx : It is being used by another person or program. > > Any help is highly appreciated.
You cannot delete a file someone has open, in read-only mode or not. Disconnect the computer from the network. If that does not help, reboot the computer. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list