Does anyone know about web folders? Would that work? Any resources on getting CF to look at a web folder?
Tim -----Original Message----- From: Tony Schreiber [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2002 5:50 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Getting to an Access DB on a remote machine For an access db you have to point to the file, but I suppose you could point to a file on a network share. But that doesn't sound very reliable... > How would I do that? I have gone into data sources and looked for where I > can set it up by giving it an ip address or whatever, and I can't seem to > find it. By remote I don't mean even on the same network, maybe not even in > the same country. > > Tim Heald > ACP/CCFD :) > Application Development > www.schoollink.net > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Shawn Regan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2002 10:13 AM > > To: CF-Talk > > Subject: RE: Getting to an Access DB on a remote machine > > > > > > You can create a DSN on the CF machine that points the access file on the > > remote machine. > > > > Shawn Regan > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Timothy Heald [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Monday, June 17, 2002 10:02 PM > > To: CF-Talk > > Subject: Getting to an Access DB on a remote machine > > > > > > Hey, > > I was wondering if anyone knew how to get CF to talk to an access DB > > on a > > remote machine? Here's my thing. > > > > Client buys products from vender. Vender has product list in an > > access db. > > Client wants to be able to automatically update it's available > > product line > > without waiting for updates. Now I am thinking there should be > > an easy way > > to register the Access db as an odbc data source, then on clients machine > > use that. But I can't seem to find a straight ODBC driver. > > Seems to be all > > product specific. We need this to be able to go to MX, so no dns-less > > connections or whatever. > > > > I am sorry if this is something I should know how to do. I don't > > often > > work with windows based servers, and almost never with Access when I do. > > > > TIA > > > > Tim > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
