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HELP PLEASE - need app to modify multiple MDB table designs simultaneously

Okay I think my title line was worded misleadingly. So here goes again.

I've got quite 20 identical MDB files running on an IIS5 server.
From time to time I need to go into various tables and add a field or two.
It would be great if there were an application out there that could either:
(a) sync all MDB designs (and/or data) designated to match one I've added
some fields/tables to
OR
(b) go into all designated MDBs and create new field(s) or table(s).

I've began writing something like this that right now just does part of (b)
but I'd rather find something that is much more slick and complete.
--
Scotter
Jul 19 '05 #1
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Is there a reason why you have to have 20 identical MDBs? Can you not
combine everything into one?

--
Doug Steele, Microsoft Access MVP
http://I.Am/DougSteele
(no e-mails, please!)

"Scotter" <sp**@spam.co m> wrote in message
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Okay I think my title line was worded misleadingly. So here goes again.

I've got quite 20 identical MDB files running on an IIS5 server.
From time to time I need to go into various tables and add a field or two.
It would be great if there were an application out there that could either: (a) sync all MDB designs (and/or data) designated to match one I've added
some fields/tables to
OR
(b) go into all designated MDBs and create new field(s) or table(s).

I've began writing something like this that right now just does part of (b) but I'd rather find something that is much more slick and complete.
--
Scotter

Jul 19 '05 #2
Douglas J. Steele wrote:
Is there a reason why you have to have 20 identical MDBs? Can you not
combine everything into one?


....and, if they're truly identical, seems like.... modify one and use
FileCopy to over-write the others.
--
Ken Halter - MS-MVP-VB - http://www.vbsight.com
Please keep all discussions in the groups..
Jul 19 '05 #3
http://aspfaq.com/show.asp?id=2081

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Regards

Steven Burn
Ur I.T. Mate Group
www.it-mate.co.uk

Keeping it FREE!
"Scotter" <sp**@spam.co m> wrote in message
news:ED******** **********@fe2. texas.rr.com...
Okay I think my title line was worded misleadingly. So here goes again.

I've got quite 20 identical MDB files running on an IIS5 server.
From time to time I need to go into various tables and add a field or two.
It would be great if there were an application out there that could either: (a) sync all MDB designs (and/or data) designated to match one I've added
some fields/tables to
OR
(b) go into all designated MDBs and create new field(s) or table(s).

I've began writing something like this that right now just does part of (b) but I'd rather find something that is much more slick and complete.
--
Scotter

Jul 19 '05 #4
They do not have identical data in them.
Only their *structure* is identical.
So... when I come up with an upgrade, I would rather not open up 20
different databases one at a time to change/add field(s)/table(s).
Jul 19 '05 #5
But _WHY_ do you need 20 database's?

--

Regards

Steven Burn
Ur I.T. Mate Group
www.it-mate.co.uk

Keeping it FREE!
"Scotter" <sp**@spam.co m> wrote in message
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They do not have identical data in them.
Only their *structure* is identical.
So... when I come up with an upgrade, I would rather not open up 20
different databases one at a time to change/add field(s)/table(s).

Jul 19 '05 #6
Trust me your question is irrelevant to what I need help finding.
If you are really curious, though, see my answer at
microsoft.publi c.access.3rdpar tyusrgrp.
I'm not sure of exact protocol for the cross-posting I'm doing and I don't
want to piss people off.
Thanks!

"Steven Burn" <pv*@noyb.com > wrote in message
news:%2******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP11.phx.gbl. ..
But _WHY_ do you need 20 database's?

--

Regards

Steven Burn
Ur I.T. Mate Group
www.it-mate.co.uk

Keeping it FREE!
"Scotter" <sp**@spam.co m> wrote in message
news:m7******** *********@fe2.t exas.rr.com...
They do not have identical data in them.
Only their *structure* is identical.
So... when I come up with an upgrade, I would rather not open up 20
different databases one at a time to change/add field(s)/table(s).


Jul 19 '05 #7
His question is not irrelevant at all. I'm going to guess that you have
some setup where each user has his own database. If it's something like
that, you aren't making good use of databases in general. Instead of
finding a solution to doing something the wrong way in a faster way, people
here are trying to offer suggestions of doing things the right way which
would then negate the need for jumping through hoops!

Ray at work

"Scotter" <sp**@spam.co m> wrote in message
news:jv******** **********@fe2. texas.rr.com...
Trust me your question is irrelevant to what I need help finding.
If you are really curious, though, see my answer at
microsoft.publi c.access.3rdpar tyusrgrp.
I'm not sure of exact protocol for the cross-posting I'm doing and I don't
want to piss people off.
Thanks!

"Steven Burn" <pv*@noyb.com > wrote in message
news:%2******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP11.phx.gbl. ..
But _WHY_ do you need 20 database's?

--

Regards

Steven Burn
Ur I.T. Mate Group
www.it-mate.co.uk

Keeping it FREE!
"Scotter" <sp**@spam.co m> wrote in message
news:m7******** *********@fe2.t exas.rr.com...
They do not have identical data in them.
Only their *structure* is identical.
So... when I come up with an upgrade, I would rather not open up 20
different databases one at a time to change/add field(s)/table(s).



Jul 19 '05 #8
I really wish you all would stop second guessing how/why I built the
application as I did and just tell me of software that does what I need if
you know if it existing. If you can't contribute then please don't badger me
with advice about an application you have no idea about.

PLEASE trust I had good reason to build the app the way I did and that for
this particular application, ONE database runs ONE application and EACH
application runs only ONE web site and it work great this way. For this
particular app, it would not be efficient to have ONE application run ALL
web sites on my server (and all the other servers running this app).

In case you didn't read my explanation earlier, here it is:

I have written a web content managment system that uses an MDB as it's
back-end.
I happen to be running twenty (and more each day) very similar versions of
this *application* on my 2003 Server.
Each *application* (with it's MDB) has very different data but same table
structure.
So each *application* has an identical structure but different data; for the
most part. Some few have departed from the exact same schema.
"Ray Costanzo [MVP]" <my first name at lane 34 dot commercial> wrote in
message news:uN******** *****@TK2MSFTNG P14.phx.gbl...
His question is not irrelevant at all. I'm going to guess that you have
some setup where each user has his own database. If it's something like
that, you aren't making good use of databases in general. Instead of
finding a solution to doing something the wrong way in a faster way,
people here are trying to offer suggestions of doing things the right way
which would then negate the need for jumping through hoops!

Ray at work

"Scotter" <sp**@spam.co m> wrote in message
news:jv******** **********@fe2. texas.rr.com...
Trust me your question is irrelevant to what I need help finding.
If you are really curious, though, see my answer at
microsoft.publi c.access.3rdpar tyusrgrp.
I'm not sure of exact protocol for the cross-posting I'm doing and I
don't want to piss people off.
Thanks!

"Steven Burn" <pv*@noyb.com > wrote in message
news:%2******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP11.phx.gbl. ..
But _WHY_ do you need 20 database's?

--

Regards

Steven Burn
Ur I.T. Mate Group
www.it-mate.co.uk

Keeping it FREE!
"Scotter" <sp**@spam.co m> wrote in message
news:m7******** *********@fe2.t exas.rr.com...
They do not have identical data in them.
Only their *structure* is identical.
So... when I come up with an upgrade, I would rather not open up 20
different databases one at a time to change/add field(s)/table(s).



Jul 19 '05 #9
"Scotter" <sp**@spam.co m> wrote in message
news:jv******** **********@fe2. texas.rr.com...
Trust me your question is irrelevant to what I need help finding.
It's not irrelevant at all...... there's absolutely no need to have 20
database's.... (20 _tables_ in ONE database maybe (and even then, this
shouldn't be necessary), but definately not 20 database's)
If you are really curious, though, see my answer at
microsoft.publi c.access.3rdpar tyusrgrp.
I don't visit that NG ;o)
I'm not sure of exact protocol for the cross-posting I'm doing and I don't
want to piss people off.


See the link Ray posted......

http://aspfaq.com/5004

--

Regards

Steven Burn
Ur I.T. Mate Group
www.it-mate.co.uk

Keeping it FREE!

Jul 19 '05 #10

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