topic Re: Edit an access database in arcmap in Data Management Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/edit-an-access-database-in-arcmap/m-p/570029#M32293 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Joined tables can not be edited. In join, they come in as table view, and are 'Read only'</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>This is a known limit.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Fri, 30 Mar 2012 14:02:31 GMT Anonymous User 2012-03-30T14:02:31Z Edit an access database in arcmap https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/edit-an-access-database-in-arcmap/m-p/570028#M32292 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I've joined a shapefile with a database (access, not a very complex one).</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>during edit sessions I can edit the fields of the shapefile but not the ones from the database.. I can read, refresh etc. but if I want to edit the database I have to open it with access and work on it simultaneously..</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>what did I miss?</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>is it a problem that the files are on different folders?</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>thanks!!</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>M</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Fri, 30 Mar 2012 12:34:10 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/edit-an-access-database-in-arcmap/m-p/570028#M32292 DuccioNotari 2012-03-30T12:34:10Z Re: Edit an access database in arcmap https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/edit-an-access-database-in-arcmap/m-p/570029#M32293 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Joined tables can not be edited. In join, they come in as table view, and are 'Read only'</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>This is a known limit.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Fri, 30 Mar 2012 14:02:31 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/edit-an-access-database-in-arcmap/m-p/570029#M32293 Anonymous User 2012-03-30T14:02:31Z Re: Edit an access database in arcmap https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/edit-an-access-database-in-arcmap/m-p/570030#M32294 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>oh.. <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":disappointed_face:">😞</span></SPAN><BR /><SPAN>well... thanks!</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Fri, 30 Mar 2012 14:19:32 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/edit-an-access-database-in-arcmap/m-p/570030#M32294 DuccioNotari 2012-03-30T14:19:32Z