"kevcar40" <ke******@btinternet.comwrote in message
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Hi
i have a database that users enter datai into
i am tempted to try and make this a web appliction
What would be the best way to go about this?
any ideas
kevin
Unfortunately MS access itself has no relationship with the web, and is not
a web based tool at all.
You can however adopt some technologies that will allow you to use your
application remotely. For example you can move the backend data to SQL
server, and then deploy the front is to any computer that has an Internet
connection, and your application will function. While this is not an actual
web based application, it will Allowed anyone with an Internet connection to
use the application.
Another possibility if you don't have a lot of tables, is to link the table
to a share point list. however, once again this will still require that you
have MS access installed and running on the client computer.
Another good approach and one that the eliminates the need to rewrite any
code is to use windows terminal services. I explain some of your options and
give you some ideas and the following article of mine:
http://www.members.shaw.ca/AlbertKallal//Wan/Wans.html
So, for the most part MS access really is not a web based tool, and simply
is the wrong tool if you need a web based system. If you really do need a
web based system, then you'll have to adopt a different set of tools and
technologies that will allow you to create web based forms etc. (a good
possibility in this department would be to use visual studio and asp.net).
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Albert D. Kallal (Access MVP)
Edmonton, Alberta Canada
pl*****************@msn.com 
