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Q165530: WD97: ODMA TeamLinks: Cannot Open Reserved File

Article: Q165530
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): 97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kb3rdparty kberrmsg kbusage winword word97
Last Modified: 14-NOV-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows 
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SYMPTOMS
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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
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at
the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION
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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:

  Q159963 Word 97 Supports ODMA

Additional query words: OFF97

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Keywords          : kb3rdparty kberrmsg kbusage winword word97 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : :97
Issue type        : kbbug

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