> Humm.. I too have this problem and I wonder if works in access if it will
> work in excel.
>
>
> "Peter Jamieson" wrote:
>
>> > It is my presumption that this works because it opens the access
>> > database
>> > as a linked file rather than a read-only access file.
>>
>> I think it's simpler than that: Word 2007 will read Access data via the
>> Access ACE OLE DB provider, which isn't part of Word and is inherently
>> multi-user. (unless you have explicitly specified DDE or ODBC access).
>> One
>> of two good multi-user solutions - the other might be to go direct to
>> storing your data in a SQL Server or other server-based database.
>>
>> Peter Jamieson
>>
>> <kndg99[ at ]gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:%231FocQ0iHHA.4732[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> >I am still reading the thread.
>> >
>> > My workaround came with creating an access database and putting one
>> > table
>> > in it and linking to that table. That allowed us to use the same data
>> > (after some converting...) and change it directly from word2007.
>> >
>> > It is my presumption that this works because it opens the access
>> > database
>> > as a linked file rather than a read-only access file. Since Access
>> > inherently locks the file once it is open it prevents others from
>> > accessing it at the same time, so i think that it has prevented the
>> > "read-only" issue.
>> >
>> > KNDG99
>> >
>> > Peter Jamieson wrote:
>> >> In case you are still reading this thread, I have now been contacted
>> >> by
>> >> the right people: the issue is known and being investigated. Whether
>> >> and
>> >> when that might result in a fix I cannot tell you.
>> >>
>> >> Peter Jamieson
>> >>
>> >> "Peter Jamieson" <pjj[ at ]KillmapSpjjnet.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
>> >> news:ePBwr8CiHHA.4520[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> >>> FWIW, today, after a couple of prods, I eventually had a response
>> >>> from a
>> >>> "Support Professional", which was to contact "Professional Support".
>> >>>
>> >>> I tried to contact "Professional Support" here in the UK, but
>> >>> apprarently they only operate between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. The
>> >>> telephonist
>> >>> expertly (I mean, really smoothly - very impressive!) ignored my
>> >>> suggestion that perhaps they weren't really "professional".
>> >>>
>> >>> I hope I don't eventually find myself in front of a hanging judge :-)
>> >>>
>> >>> Peter Jamieson
>> >>>
>> >>> "Peter Jamieson" <pjj[ at ]KillmapSpjjnet.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
>> >>> news:Obo3xX$gHHA.2368[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> >>>> FWIW I experience this too. It makes no difference whether the mail
>> >>>> merge main document or data source is .doc or .docx, it doesn't
>> >>>> appear
>> >>>> to be a permissions-related thing, and if the mail merge main
>> >>>> document
>> >>>> is located on the network share, Word gives you the wrong name for
>> >>>> the
>> >>>> document when it pops up its message. It doesn't make any difference
>> >>>> whether you use the shar's UNC name or a drive letter. The
>> >>>> impression I
>> >>>> have is that Word is keeping the original open, then making a local
>> >>>> copy, then failing to overwrite the original because it's already
>> >>>> open,
>> >>>> although that's not what the error message says.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> There doesn't appear to be a workaround except "move your data
>> >>>> source
>> >>>> to your local disk".
>> >>>>
>> >>>> I've submitted a support incident. Last time I did that it took
>> >>>> several
>> >>>> weeks or months for a credible response but I live in hope...
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Peter Jamieson
>> >>>>
>> >>>> <kndg99[ at ]gmail.com> wrote in message
>> >>>> news:eMex5NrgHHA.4692[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> >>>>> I have two word documents (originally created in word 2000) one is
>> >>>>> the
>> >>>>> form and the other is the data contents.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> When ever I change the data, through the edit recipients wizard,
>> >>>>> and
>> >>>>> then close the document, it asks me to save the data source
>> >>>>> [expected
>> >>>>> notification]. When I select "YES" to save the data source, I get a
>> >>>>> message that the data source is read-only. I have followed the
>> >>>>> directions in the help menu. This has not corrected the issue. The
>> >>>>> file itself is NOT a read-only file, it is; however, on a network
>> >>>>> share.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Matt
>> >>>>
>> >>>
>> >>
>>
>>