Access200/Yahoo Messenger

[mrharvey]

Hello All:

Has anyone noticed ANY issues or problems associated with
using OFFICE/ACCESS 2000 concurrently with Yahoo
Messenger?

We have one group (Accounting) that uses an Access2000 Db
(58 meg; max of 6 users) that has serious daily corruption
issues. I compact/repair this Db every night (whether it
needs it or not) and, all objects do compile! Another
production Db is about half that size and has 20 users
concurrently connected (all day) and needs to be repaired
maybe once every two weeks. The only common denominator is
that the Accounting group loads and uses Yahoo Messenger
all day. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Michael
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[The_Doc_Man]

I know of no direct interference between instant messengers and Access of any version. But a couple of indirect issues come to mind that might have occurred.

In the Access application, do you have warnings turned off? Do you have traps that would prevent you from seeing certain error conditions?

What I'm thinking is this: Most of the things that would screw up Access occur when it somehow runs out of resources. (In this case, Windows Resources, which is a specific data area within the Windows OS.) But you should get a warning about low resources unless you somehow trap the warnings.

I can see instant messenger programs as possible drains on a system's resource area. This is not so much an incompatibility as it is a simple competition for resources.

Perhaps it would be a good idea to verify whether you are set up to trap resource warnings.

 

[mrharvey]

Thanks,

That is a good starting point.

Michael