ACC2000: "Object Is Locked" Error Message When You Try to Close a Form That Contains an Embedded Object

When you try to close a form that has an embedded Microsoft Graph 2000 Chart object, you may receive the following error message even though you did not make any changes to the object:

This issue can occur if Access 2000 detects that the underlying source of the object has been modified.

To resolve this issue, set the object's Enabled property to No to avoid activating the object in-place by accident:

1. Right-click the object on the form, and then click Properties.
2. In the object frame properties window, locate the Enabled property.
3. Set the Enabled property to No, and then close the object frame properties window.

Setting the object's Enabled property to No may change the background color of the object to gray. If you want a different color, right-click the object, click Fill/Back Color, and then click the color that you want.

For additional information about in-place activation of OLE objects, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: