I am trying to open a paradox database (*.db file) with a paradox view and I get the message ("Network initialization falied.Permision denied.

Question

I am trying to open a paradox database (*.db file) with a paradox viewer and I get the following message (Network initialization failed.Permission denied.File C:\PDOXUSRS.NET. Windows7

Answer 1

It's been a while so you may have to check some details. The PDOXUSERS.net file is a lock file for the Paradox tables. When a table is opened it will place your ID in the file and table/row details. It appears to be located in the root directory which is a bad option. Your app probably does not have write permissions there. If the app is networked it should be in a shared location. If it is not networked it should be in a writeable folder. The location is set in the BDE config application. I do not have access to a BDE so cannot help any further.

Answer 2

In addition try to run Delphi in Administrator mode