title: Open MS Access with OLEDB connection string and not have access create the .ldb lock file
body: <p>I have a program in C# that uses an MS Access database and I'm using OleDb to connect and do queries on that database. My issue is that I have some sensitive info in the database and I don't want it to appear as an Access DB. I changed the extension, but when I open it, it still creates the .ldb lock file used by Access. I want to have the DB not create that lock file.</p>
  
  <p>I have read many posts on the issue and it sounds like if I open the DB in Exclusive mode, it will not create that .ldb file. However, so far, I have not found any connection string for OleDb that lets me specify Exclusive access to the DB. The OleDbConnection object in C# has no "Mode" member either, so setting exclusive access that way is out of the question.</p>
  
  <p>If anyone has any connection strings that can open the DB in Exclusive mode, or if anyone knows another way to avoid creating the .ldb lock file in Access, the help would be much appreciated.</p>