title: Can multiple users connect to a Microsoft Access database at the same time using Java?
body: <p>The question is pretty self-explanatory, but below is some more info about the situation:</p>
  
  <p>I am building a Java program that will be replacing a program that consists of an Excel user interface with an Access database. The Excel program connects to the Access database and communicates with VBA. But, so far there has only ever been one user at a time. Now that the program is due to expand, we need many users to be able to write to any table at the same time.</p>
  
  <p>Access allows multiple users to connect at once, of course. This is not possible in HSQLDB, which is what prompted the question. Obviously, this is better accomplished with a server, but the plan is to build the program using the current database and then accomplish the transition to a server later.</p>
  
  <p>Thanks in advance</p>