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Hi there,

I hope someone can offer up a suggestion with regards to this problem.

I have two user sites, running Citrix (Metaframe 4.0) on Windows
Server 2003. Both are experiencing similar problems using an Access
application.

The app is the typical split type, with a front-end MDE and backend
data tables in an MDB. The problem is that once the first user has
opened the front-end, subsequent users are unable to open it. They
receive no error messages and the event logs show nothing. The
application simply doesn't start.

Has anyone encountered anything remotely like this issue? If so,
could you suggest a resolution... I have no way to test the software
in a Citrix environment, so I'm at a complete loss.

Many thanks,
Neil
Dec 3 '07 #1
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Hi there,

I hope someone can offer up a suggestion with regards to this problem.

I have two user sites, running Citrix (Metaframe 4.0) on Windows
Server 2003. Both are experiencing similar problems using an Access
application.

The app is the typical split type, with a front-end MDE and backend
data tables in an MDB. The problem is that once the first user has
opened the front-end, subsequent users are unable to open it. They
receive no error messages and the event logs show nothing. The
application simply doesn't start.

Has anyone encountered anything remotely like this issue? If so,
could you suggest a resolution... I have no way to test the software
in a Citrix environment, so I'm at a complete loss.

Many thanks,
Neil
1st verify that each user gets a private copy of the front end.
Dec 3 '07 #2
"neil.albrock" <ne**********@googlemail.comwrote:
>The app is the typical split type, with a front-end MDE and backend
data tables in an MDB. The problem is that once the first user has
opened the front-end, subsequent users are unable to open it. They
receive no error messages and the event logs show nothing. The
application simply doesn't start.
Ron is correct. In a Terminal Server/Citrix environment each user must get their own
copy of the FE. You can use the Auto FE updater to distribute new versions of the
FE.

I specifically created the Auto FE Updater utility so that I could make changes to
the FE MDE as often as I wanted and be quite confident that the next time someone
went to run the app that it would pull in the latest version. For more info on the
errors or the Auto FE Updater utility see the free Auto FE Updater utility at
http://www.granite.ab.ca/access/autofe.htm at my website to keep the FE on each PC up
to date.

In a Terminal Server or Citrix environment the Auto FE Updater now supports creating
a directory named after the user on a server. Given a choice put the FE on the
Citrix server to reduce network traffic and to avoid having to load objects over the
network which can be somewhat sluggish.

Tony
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Tony Toews, Microsoft Access MVP
Please respond only in the newsgroups so that others can
read the entire thread of messages.
Microsoft Access Links, Hints, Tips & Accounting Systems at
http://www.granite.ab.ca/accsmstr.htm
Tony's Microsoft Access Blog - http://msmvps.com/blogs/access/
Dec 3 '07 #3

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