Delete query fails with 'read only file' error

[alley]

I have 3 files.. Job Headers, Job tasks, and Job workers, one to many on the last two from the header file, not cascaded.<br><br>The first query is a simple select, finding job numbers with dates less than a 'Purge Up To' parameter, then 3 delete queries matching the job numbers to delete the tasks and worker records, and finally a delete on the header file.<br><br>Individually, the deletes work, each asking for the purge to date, but if I put them all in one macro they fail with a 'read only' error.<br><br>The chances of the user putting in the same date for each query is a big weakness, and cascading the delete from the header file is even more dangerous.<br><br>The 'read only' error doesn't make sense, unless it is referring to the files Access opens itself.<br><br>Any suggestions?<br><br>alley