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Can several users access one front end?
I have created a database which needs to be accessed by 5-8 people. The
problem lies with how our network is set up. It is not possible to install a front end on each computer as most staff 'hot desk'; each person has a 'home drive' on the network that is not big enough to hold the front end. Is it possible for several people to access one front end held centrally on the network? Thanks. Access 2007 |
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Can several users access one front end?
"Obeide" wrote in message
news I have created a database which needs to be accessed by 5-8 people. The problem lies with how our network is set up. It is not possible to install a front end on each computer as most staff 'hot desk'; each person has a 'home drive' on the network that is not big enough to hold the front end. Is it possible for several people to access one front end held centrally on the network? Thanks. Access 2007 One way around this is to give users a shortcut that points to a batch file on the server. The batch file can be coded to copy the FE from the server to the user's profile and then launch it. Post back if you'd like sample code. *Don't* let users share a FE as you risk data corruption. Keith. www.keithwilby.co.uk |
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Can several users access one front end?
Obeide wrote:
I have created a database which needs to be accessed by 5-8 people. The problem lies with how our network is set up. It is not possible to install a front end on each computer as most staff 'hot desk'; each person has a 'home drive' on the network that is not big enough to hold the front end. Is it possible for several people to access one front end held centrally on the network? Why isn't it possible to put a copy of the FE on the local hard drive? So what if there are 3 or 5 copies in the various users Local Applications folder? How much space are they allocated in their home drive then? How big is your FE? Are there graphics or other images embedded within it? Yes, it is possible but highly not recommended as you are at great risk of corrupting the front end on the server. See the "Splitting your app into a front end and back end Tips" page at http://www.granite.ab.ca/access/splitapp/ for more info. See the free Auto FE Updater utility at http://www.autofeupdater.com/ to make the distribution of new FEs relatively painless.. The utility also supports Terminal Server/Citrix quite nicely. Tony -- Tony Toews, Microsoft Access MVP Tony's Main MS Access pages - http://www.granite.ab.ca/accsmstr.htm Tony's Microsoft Access Blog - http://msmvps.com/blogs/access/ Granite Fleet Manager http://www.granitefleet.com/ |
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Can several users access one front end?
Keith,
Thank you for your response, Could you please send me a sample code to try. Many thanks. "Keith Wilby" wrote: "Obeide" wrote in message news I have created a database which needs to be accessed by 5-8 people. The problem lies with how our network is set up. It is not possible to install a front end on each computer as most staff 'hot desk'; each person has a 'home drive' on the network that is not big enough to hold the front end. Is it possible for several people to access one front end held centrally on the network? Thanks. Access 2007 One way around this is to give users a shortcut that points to a batch file on the server. The batch file can be coded to copy the FE from the server to the user's profile and then launch it. Post back if you'd like sample code. *Don't* let users share a FE as you risk data corruption. Keith. www.keithwilby.co.uk |
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Can several users access one front end?
Tony,
Thank you for your reply. As most staff 'hot desk' they don't have their own machine. Each person's local applications folder is wiped clean whenever they log off. Each person has a 20MB space on their 'home drive' and I actually have three dbases that they would need access to, totalling 23MB, there would be no space for any other files to be stored. "Tony Toews [MVP]" wrote: Obeide wrote: I have created a database which needs to be accessed by 5-8 people. The problem lies with how our network is set up. It is not possible to install a front end on each computer as most staff 'hot desk'; each person has a 'home drive' on the network that is not big enough to hold the front end. Is it possible for several people to access one front end held centrally on the network? Why isn't it possible to put a copy of the FE on the local hard drive? So what if there are 3 or 5 copies in the various users Local Applications folder? How much space are they allocated in their home drive then? How big is your FE? Are there graphics or other images embedded within it? Yes, it is possible but highly not recommended as you are at great risk of corrupting the front end on the server. See the "Splitting your app into a front end and back end Tips" page at http://www.granite.ab.ca/access/splitapp/ for more info. See the free Auto FE Updater utility at http://www.autofeupdater.com/ to make the distribution of new FEs relatively painless.. The utility also supports Terminal Server/Citrix quite nicely. Tony -- Tony Toews, Microsoft Access MVP Tony's Main MS Access pages - http://www.granite.ab.ca/accsmstr.htm Tony's Microsoft Access Blog - http://msmvps.com/blogs/access/ Granite Fleet Manager http://www.granitefleet.com/ |
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Can several users access one front end?
"Obeide" wrote in message
... Keith, Thank you for your response, Could you please send me a sample code to try. Many thanks. Try something like this, replacing generic paths and names as appropriate: ECHO OFF DEL "%temp%\MyFolder\*.*" /Q RD "%temp%\MyFolder" MKDIR "%temp%\MyFolder" DEL "%userprofile%\desktop\MyShortcut.lnk" XCOPY "X:\MyPath\MyShortcut.lnk" "%userprofile%\desktop" XCOPY "X:\MyPath\MyFE.mde" "%temp%\MyFolder" /I START "MyDb" /MAX "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office11\MSACCESS.EXE" "%temp%\MyFolder\MyFE.mde" /wrkgrp "X:\MyPath\MyWorkgroupFile.mdw" This will delete any existing copy of the FE and shortcut then copy new ones from wherever you've stored them. Note this is for A2003 so you may also have to modify the path to the Access executable. |
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Can several users access one front end?
On Thu, 17 Sep 2009 06:10:07 -0700, Obeide
wrote: Thank you for your reply. As most staff 'hot desk' they don't have their own machine. Each person's local applications folder is wiped clean whenever they log off. Each person has a 20MB space on their 'home drive' and I actually have three dbases that they would need access to, totalling 23MB, there would be no space for any other files to be stored. As cheap as disks are these days, a 20MB limitation is frankly absurd. Can you persuade the Powers That Be that this is 2009, not 1999, and that more space should be made available? I absolutely agree: sharing a single unitary frontend is very dangerous and will almost surely lead to corruption, bad performance, and conflicts between users. -- John W. Vinson [MVP] |
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Can several users access one front end?
Obeide wrote:
As most staff 'hot desk' they don't have their own machine. Each person's local applications folder is wiped clean whenever they log off. Each person has a 20MB space on their 'home drive' and I actually have three dbases that they would need access to, totalling 23MB, there would be no space for any other files to be stored. Ok, so lets deal with the Local Applications folder as that is the best location anyhow. Each time they log in and use the app they will have to copy down the FE MDBs/MDEs. 23 Mb would only take 5 or 10 seconds. Not a big deal then. Slightly irritating but not too bad. The Auto FE Updater will handle that situation quite nicely. For more info on the free Auto FE Updater utility see http://www.autofeupdater.com to keep the FE on each PC up to date. Tony -- Tony Toews, Microsoft Access MVP Tony's Main MS Access pages - http://www.granite.ab.ca/accsmstr.htm Tony's Microsoft Access Blog - http://msmvps.com/blogs/access/ Granite Fleet Manager http://www.granitefleet.com/ |
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Can several users access one front end?
=?Utf-8?B?T2JlaWRl?= wrote in
news I have created a database which needs to be accessed by 5-8 people. The problem lies with how our network is set up. It is not possible to install a front end on each computer as most staff 'hot desk'; each person has a 'home drive' on the network that is not big enough to hold the front end. Is it possible for several people to access one front end held centrally on the network? The restrictions you've described in this and later posts mean one thing: YOU CAN'T DEPLOY AN ACCESS APPLICATION. It's really that simple. Either you replace the Access application or you get some changes in the deployment restrictions. There's no other alternative. (stupid f*ing IT morons!) -- David W. Fenton http://www.dfenton.com/ usenet at dfenton dot com http://www.dfenton.com/DFA/ |
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Can several users access one front end?
"Obeide" wrote in message
... Each person's local applications folder is wiped clean whenever they log off. Each person has a 20MB space on their 'home drive' and I actually have three dbases that they would need access to, totalling 23MB, there would be no space for any other files to be stored. Try using my batch file method. In my organisation, the "Temp" folder does not count towards the user's profile size. Keith. |
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