topic Can't use IApplication.LockCustomization... MSAccess locks ArcMap 10.0 at startup in Mapping Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/mapping-questions/can-t-use-iapplication-lockcustomization-msaccess/m-p/628926#M6802 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I built a customized .mxd that uses VBA code (in ArcMap 8x).&nbsp; During the MxDocument OpenDocument event, I get a reference to the application and implement LockCustomization.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>This worked in ArcMap 9x also.&nbsp; But in 10.0 it's causing an error because 10.0 apparently references MS Access during start-up.&nbsp; So I can't use my customization filter because there's already an active lock created by MS Access.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I know the error is caused by MSAccess because if I open the .mxd on a computer I've never been on before, the MS Access screen opens DURING THE ARCMAP START-UP and asks me to enter my name and initials (just like it would if I was opening MS Access for the first-time use).</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Why is ArcMap 10.0 calling MSAccess during start-up, and how do I prevent MSAccess from causing a lock?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>(Yes, I know VBA won't work in 10.2, but I'm in 10.0 .)</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Wed, 03 Apr 2013 04:55:37 GMT MindyWright 2013-04-03T04:55:37Z Can't use IApplication.LockCustomization... MSAccess locks ArcMap 10.0 at startup https://community.esri.com/t5/mapping-questions/can-t-use-iapplication-lockcustomization-msaccess/m-p/628926#M6802 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I built a customized .mxd that uses VBA code (in ArcMap 8x).&nbsp; During the MxDocument OpenDocument event, I get a reference to the application and implement LockCustomization.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>This worked in ArcMap 9x also.&nbsp; But in 10.0 it's causing an error because 10.0 apparently references MS Access during start-up.&nbsp; So I can't use my customization filter because there's already an active lock created by MS Access.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I know the error is caused by MSAccess because if I open the .mxd on a computer I've never been on before, the MS Access screen opens DURING THE ARCMAP START-UP and asks me to enter my name and initials (just like it would if I was opening MS Access for the first-time use).</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Why is ArcMap 10.0 calling MSAccess during start-up, and how do I prevent MSAccess from causing a lock?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>(Yes, I know VBA won't work in 10.2, but I'm in 10.0 .)</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Wed, 03 Apr 2013 04:55:37 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/mapping-questions/can-t-use-iapplication-lockcustomization-msaccess/m-p/628926#M6802 MindyWright 2013-04-03T04:55:37Z