Re: FN-FORUM: Access V Excel

date posted 28th June 2007 13:07

No. I can't see that. The Access data is shared using whatever "data
provider" you have for Access installed on that server. Maybe that is the
problem? There could also be a problem with user rights. MSSQL is designed
for this kind of thing: multi-user use on a server, and is prefered as a
long-term solution. It is just so much more powerful in so many ways and I
think you can now get a free web interface to edit your MSSQL database (I
haven't used it, only seen it), so I can't really see a reason why you'd
prefer Access.

What data provider are you using (on the server) for Access?

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Subject: RE: FN-FORUM: Access V Excel


>
> so, would I be correct to assume the MSSQL DB not having the correct
> shared priv is the problem for not allowing 2 people at the same time to
> edit data?
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>>
>> Hello Andrew,
>>
>> Sorry should have finished reading you email before I replied. In answer
>> to
>> your question about multi-user access it does not need to be on a server
>> at
>> all it could be on a peer to peer system but the key thing you have to do
>> is
>> split the database so you have a backend and a front end to you access
>> application and you put the backend into a shared directory and put the
>> front end on the users machine.
>>
>> Mark
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>> -----Original Message-----
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>> PuntersPower
>> Sent: 28 June 2007 10:53
>> To: FN-FORUM / [EMAIL REMOVED]
>> Subject: FN-FORUM: Access V Excel
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Does any have a preference for Access over Excel and main reasons why?
>>
>> I've recently built a supplier DB in Access using Access Project Backend
>> MSSQL for sharing reasons, the only problem is only one person at a time
>> can access Access for writing data, which is the main reason I didn't
>> want
>> to use Excel.
>>
>> To have multi user write priv on Access would it have to be installed on
>> the server?
>>
>> Andrew
>>
>> PS. Anyone know of a really good advanced Access training course in the
>> Midlands?
>>
>> PSS. Does anyone know how to retrieve deleted emails from outlook?
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