Hello Nikos (or anyone),
Please help me with the unbound subform.  I am not too sure how a subform is
nested in a form without it being bound to something that links it to the
main form, which in this case is also unbound.  The problem is that the

Is there a way to Determine if an MDB has been opened twice, or if a given
code process is currently running? I have a client who makes multiple copies
of the .mdb and occasionally opens more than one, and each has full copies of
code and linked tables, and there is a process ...

I created an access program on a network drive. I don't know if it can be
shared by 20 users on the network at the same time without splitting it into
FE/BE, I like to make this as simple as it can.
I tried 2 users, it seems to work. But I like to confirm this.

"Could not use "path and file name"; file already in use.
I have a front end database installed and running on multiple pc's.  The
back end is on a server.  The application on any given pc will give me
the above error if another has the back end database open.

I have a DB that I created to place orders (who hasn't?!).  I had two
different types of orders that had to have their own numbering system stored
in the same table.  So the field for order number would incur duplicates,
but was made unique by the corresponding entry in a second ...

Me han mandado un parche por correo para mi windows pero no se si abrirlo, tengo miedo ^^

My live database is currently not secure.  I have a copy of it that I have
worked out all the security issues and I am ready to update the live data
with the secure schema.  (I had to modify several forms, and queries so that
I could secure the database with the user groups I ...

I want to ease the load on a network.
1. If i automatically close windows that are left open by user after an
amount ot time, is it going to help?
2. Is it true that a form with lots of object on it is a load on a network?

I want to know if I have created/developed an access application in Access
2000 and 2003 what kind of runtime program that suitable for the pc that
running on win 98 to view my application.
Actually i want distribute the application to school and most of the school

I have an application and BD.mdb (Access97) on the server (Windows2003 EE)
with fifteen workstations (Win2k & WinXP), which run the application by
mapping the share on the server. The problem is that after some user run
the application and after doing some job, they don't close the

have an existing Access 97 application which has been developed over a
number of years.
The number of network users has grown to over 80.  Therefore I am
considering migrating the data to a MySQL backend with an Access run-time

We are switching a single user Microsoft Access 2000 application to
multiuser. The client is currently using a 4 user peer-to-peer network. We
purchased a Windows 2000 file server and are in the process of configuring
it.

Hey all.
I'm going to work on a multi (less than 10) user database and I intend to
split it into f/e and b/e. I want to make sure that I am arcitecting the
thing properly. I want to use a bound form because the users will not be

I have vpn access to a server where the database lies.
I can start up unsecured mdbs no problem.
But how do I create the shortcut to start the secured mdb?
The setup is:

Is there an easy way to make a copy of a split database so the new FE points
to the new BE?
Best,
Christopher