corrupted data

[dukoda]

Hello,

I'm relatively new at Access and not quite sure where to post this problem. Anyway, I have a complaint database with multi-users. Twice now, I've had the data in two of my records change to what looks like a foreign language. I'm wondering if this has happened when a user tries to filter records within the database. Has anyone had similar problems such as this? If so, is there anyway to correct the text, or to prevent this from reoccuring?

Thanks!

 

[boblarson]

Are your users opening the same MDB file to work on things instead of having their own copy of a front-end and then being linked to the same back-end?

 

[dukoda]

yes, they are opening the same MDB file.

 

[boblarson]

yes, they are opening the same MDB file.

That's probably your biggest problem. You should split the database and give each user a copy of the front end on their machine.

This is a common cause of corruption.