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Finishing my project?

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Mommio2 - 28 Jul 2006 18:02 GMT
It's been a learning process, but I am almost done with my first Access
2003 project.  Now, I wonder if someone could please give me a brief rundown
on what exactly I have to do to get it ready for others to use?
    I know I have to make an intro screen.  I am assuming I make a new form
and put buttons on it for finding a record in the table, edit, save, etc.
    Do I need to make it an MDE file.  (I don't know what this is, but I've
heard that I need to do it.)
    What else?  None of this was in any of the books I have.

Thanks!
jahoobob - 28 Jul 2006 21:43 GMT
If this is to be a multiuser db then you will want to split it.  This entails
putting only the tables in a db (called the backend) and linking those tables
to db's for each user (called frontends).  You will want the frontends to be
MDEs.  MS does all the work for you  by selecting Tools, Database utilities,
Make MDE file with your frontend db open.  Store your original frontend mdb
file someplace secure (your computer) because if you decide to make changes
in the MDEs you have to make them in the MDB and then make a new MDE.
Once you make one MDE you can copy it to the various users computers.  You
amy have to relink the backend tables if the network drives aren't mapped the
same way on all the computers but this can be done via Tools, Database
Utilities, Linked table manager.
As far as the Intro screen, you can "roll your own" menu form, create a
Switchboard through Access, or create a Customized toolbar (to use the latter
two type switchboard or toolbar in the Access help and select the item that
has create for either.
You also have Startup options that tell access how to behave when you open
that db from Tools, Startup...
Hope this helps,
Bob

>It's been a learning process, but I am almost done with my first Access
>2003 project.  Now, I wonder if someone could please give me a brief rundown
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>Thanks!
Mommio2 - 28 Jul 2006 23:44 GMT
Thanks, Bob!  Let me think on this for a while, and I will probably have
more questions when I try it.  Appreciate your help!

> If this is to be a multiuser db then you will want to split it.  This
> entails
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>>Thanks!
 
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