WD97: ODMA TeamLinks: Cannot Open Reserved File

 Last reviewed: July 31, 1997
Article ID: Q165530
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

When you try to open a TeamLinks document that is already open by another user, you will receive the following message: 

   "<filename>". The object is already reserved by <username>. You may open
   the file, but you cannot save changes back to the original.
When you click OK, the document doesn't open.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

Microsoft Word won't open a TeamLinks document as read-only if the document is reserved by another user.

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 

   ARTICLE-ID: Q159963
   TITLE     : Word 97 Supports ODMA

Additional query words: OFF97
Keywords : winword word8 word97 kb3rdparty kberrmsg kbusage
Version : 97
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug

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Last reviewed: July 31, 1997
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