Excel oledb connection to Ms-Access database lock access db

Question

I have an excel spreadsheet that connects to MS-Access 2003 database using ole db connection. When I refresh the data in spreadsheet and open my ms-access database it says d

Answer 1

Change "Mode=Share Deny Write" to "Mode=Read"

in connection string

Answer 2

Have you checked that the Excel user has full permissions on the folder containing the Access file?

Answer 3

Excel's background refresh option is enabled. Disable it, or use the query studio to design the query as DBQ.

<xml id=msodc><odc:OfficeDataConnection xmlns:odc="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:odc"
xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">
  <odc:Connection odc:Type="ODBC">
    <odc:ConnectionString>
    DBQ=<database path and filename>;DefaultDir=<database path>;
    Driver={Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb, *.accdb)};DriverId=25;
    FIL=MS Access;MaxBufferSize=2048;MaxScanRows=8;PageTimeout=5;
    ReadOnly=1;SafeTransactions=0;Threads=3;UID=admin;UserCommitSync=Yes;
    </odc:ConnectionString>
  <odc:CommandText>SELECT ... FROM ... WHERE ... </odc:CommandText>
  </odc:Connection>
</odc:OfficeDataConnection></xml>