Multiple users of a database

I happily use an AppleWorks database at work. Other users on the network have access to the same database. I'm sure the answer is going to be "no" but is there any way of allowing multiple users to access the same database at the same time? I can see that it would not be possible for two users to access the same record on the database, but if only they could access other records on it, life would be so much easier!
Any help gratefully received,
Michael
iMac G5, iMac G4, iBook Mac OS X (10.4.7)

Hello
As far as I know, Appleworks is not build to allow several users to enter a document at the same time.
If you want this feature, look at FileMaker.
Yvan KOENIG (from FRANCE vendredi 4 août 2006 23:12:58)

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