>Maybe it's not the view that things are crashing against but the database container that holds the view? But that wouldn't make sense because I can use tables shared without having to make sure I'm using the database container non-exclusively?? Maybe it's the connection that is the problem? Maybe there's some way to use it shared?

Ahhhh, 1709. Do a search here on 1709 for what causes it and what you can do about it.