Hello all,
I have a problem when trying to edit a table in Mapinfo Pro 17.0.3 called TPO zones – Individual type.
Here's the flow…
- Open table from UNC path
- Make editable
- Make an edit (e.g.: add new polygon feature and attribute)
- Table> Save> Save Table
- Choose the table to save
I then get a message saying 'cannot access file TPO zones – Individual type.DAT for writing.Please be sure thatv this file is not open in another application'. I can also get a message saying get a message saying 'cannot access file TPO zones – Individual type.MAP for writing. Please be sure that this file is not open in another application'.
If I select Cancel on that message I get another one saying'cannot access TPO zones – Individual type.DAT. Cannot save edits now. Someone else is using this table, or table is read only'.
I've found that if I log off my network session, log back in again and go through the same process I can then edit and save. However after a while I find that it stops being able to save changes and the original error re-occurs.
I've found that I can take a copy of the original (saved to a different directory), edit the copy and successfully save the changes. But if I then if I open that copy in MI Pro and try to do a Save As (overwriting the original) I get the same 'cannot access file' errors. But I've found that if I rename the copy (to the name of the original) and then manual copy/paste the files using Windows Explorer, then that works.
It's all a bit of a mess.
Also note that…
- This only happens with this table
- The table is linked to SSA
- I do have edit rights to the storage location
- No one else is using the table. If they are they are doing so on a read-only basis through another installation of Mapinfo.
Why is this table giving me such problems. Is it a Windows or a Mapinfo thing?
Thanks,
Stuart
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Stuart Carter
Corporate GIS Manager
Southwark Council
London
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