Error message

message from =?Utf-8?B?R2VvZ2lh?= on 14 May 2004
"You tried to lock table 'table name' while opening it, but the table cannot be locked because it is currently in use. Wait a moment, and then try the operation again."

Multiple click events from separate forms were running the same query. So I changed the layout so the click events run different queries of the same type.

What is the reason for the error message?
 

Archived message: Error message (MS Access Database)
 
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