Updating/transferring database - Microsoft Access / VBA

James

Hi,

I am currently creating a database which will be stored on a network.
Somebody will take this database out on a laptop will they will input
new data via a form. Somehow this new version will have to be
transferred back to the old one. I'm not sure if it would be
necessary to take the whole database out on the laptop as I've heard
there could be problems synchronising the updated verion with the
existing one.

I'm not sure if it's possible to create the records needed using the
laptop and then save it as a csv file before connecting it back to the
networked database. If the laptop was connected to the network back
at the building would it be feasible to run a macro which then imports
the csv file to the existing database with the new data on it? How
would this be done?

I am open to any suggestions on how to go about doing this.

Thanks

James

Nov 12 '05 #1

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Hi,

I am currently creating a database which will be stored on a network.
Somebody will take this database out on a laptop will they will input
new data via a form. Somehow this new version will have to be
transferred back to the old one. I'm not sure if it would be
necessary to take the whole database out on the laptop as I've heard
there could be problems synchronising the updated verion with the
existing one.

I'm not sure if it's possible to create the records needed using the
laptop and then save it as a csv file before connecting it back to the
networked database. If the laptop was connected to the network back
at the building would it be feasible to run a macro which then imports
the csv file to the existing database with the new data on it? How
would this be done?

I am open to any suggestions on how to go about doing this.

Thanks

James

Nov 12 '05 #2

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