My clients are replacing their file server. Their application is the
standard FE on each workstation, BE on the server.
The transition to the new server may or may not go smoothly. At the moment
the linking is done 'manually'. i.e. I use 'Database Utilities/Linked Table
Manager'. Well, actually, I don't even do that. I linked once, but as my
development server has the same name as their production server, and the
directory structure is _identical_ I've never had to alter the links.
But a bit rigid, as a set up. So I'm considering using a relinking
procedure, that will run at startup, with the BE path stored in a table in
the front end. I've already got such a table with version number and other
sundries. So I can test the front end on my system, change the name of the
BE path and issue the updated FE. Gives me a bit more flexibility when it
comes to directory structure.
I don't really want to give them the offer of relinking (as per the example
on the Access Web), as it'll just confuse the users.
Anybody see any problems with that? Only one I can see is that I can only
link to a single back end, but then I don't know how often Access to Jet
applications reference multiple back end files, I can't imagine wanting to
do that.
Cheers, Mike
2  1464 
I think you approach, or idea is great.
In fact, I have a table in the front end with two fields (and two check
boxes). One field is called developmentLink , and the other is called
ProdcutionLink.
I can set a check box to either field, and on startup, it will then re-link
(once, and only once) to whatever BE I want.
And, if the above fails, then I prompt the user and allow them to browse to
a BE...
So, no...don't see any pit falls to your approach...
--
Albert D. Kallal (Access MVP)
Edmonton, Alberta Canada pl************* ****@msn.com http://www.members.shaw.ca/AlbertKallal
Hi Mike,
You can use my sample : http://www.logicielappui.com/tips/Ac...ginMDB_SQL.zip
Indrid
"Mike MacSween" <mi************ ******@btintern et.com> a écrit dans le
message de news: 43************* **********@news .aaisp.net.uk.. . My clients are replacing their file server. Their application is the
standard FE on each workstation, BE on the server.
The transition to the new server may or may not go smoothly. At the moment
the linking is done 'manually'. i.e. I use 'Database Utilities/Linked
Table Manager'. Well, actually, I don't even do that. I linked once, but
as my development server has the same name as their production server, and
the directory structure is _identical_ I've never had to alter the links.
But a bit rigid, as a set up. So I'm considering using a relinking
procedure, that will run at startup, with the BE path stored in a table in
the front end. I've already got such a table with version number and other
sundries. So I can test the front end on my system, change the name of the
BE path and issue the updated FE. Gives me a bit more flexibility when it
comes to directory structure.
I don't really want to give them the offer of relinking (as per the
example on the Access Web), as it'll just confuse the users.
Anybody see any problems with that? Only one I can see is that I can only
link to a single back end, but then I don't know how often Access to Jet
applications reference multiple back end files, I can't imagine wanting to
do that.
Cheers, Mike
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