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Kryten - 18 Oct 2005 22:44 GMT

Hi everyone,

Please forgive my ignorance but I am trying to set up a LAN with
computers. I am using Micorsoft Access 97 and wondered if one databas
can be used by all 3 computer users at the same time?

Would this work ok or does the database need to be split - please tel
me that it doesn't need splitting as I am a self taught user and thi
is something I know absolutely nothing about!!

Any help that you can give me would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you in advance

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Kryte

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Douglas J. Steele - 19 Oct 2005 02:12 GMT

While one database could be used by all 3 users at the same time, it's a far
better idea to split the database.

Splitting is very easy. Shouldn't take you more than 5 or 10 minutes. Take a
look at what Tony Toews has at
http://www.granite.ab.ca/access/splitapp/index.htm

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Albert D.Kallal - 21 Oct 2005 05:01 GMT

Things will work if you don't split, but relbliary issues can crop up......

I talk about not only how you split, but also expalin "why" you split. I
actualy like expaling the "why" part better then just telling you!!

And, once you get the hang of this, you will find that developument is also
eaiser....

http://www.members.shaw.ca/AlbertKallal/Articles/split/index.htm

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