There's a way to separate the access database into a backend and frontend. Giving every user their own frontend seems to help with the multi-user problem, but Access is still not the best solution for this type of use.
-Rob Bob Puff wrote: > Shoot, I do need multiple simultaneous client access, and its a jet database.. > rats. Thanks for the heads-up! Guess for this particular thing I'm gonna > have to use M$... > > Bob > > ---------- Original Message ----------- > From: Cardon Denis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Mon, 27 Aug 2007 09:40:58 +0200 > Subject: Re: [Ltsp-discuss] MS Access with LTSP? > > >> Hi Bob, >> >>> I've not yet messed with LTSP, so pardon the newbie question. >>> >>> Have a client that is using a MS Office 2000 Access database someone >>> > wrote. They want to have a > >>> mess of people remotely access this application. Obviously, its not >>> > web-based, you need to use MS > >>> Access. >>> >>> Is there a way to perhaps run Access under Wine and use LTSP to provide >>> > access to it? Any pitfalls? > >>> Thanks. >>> >> MSAccess works mostly fine with Wine/CodeWeaver. However MSAccess is >> know to not be very reliable when multiple clients access the same >> mdb file. It seems to me that it is even worst when accessing it >> with Wine >> (mdb get corrupted on a regular basis). >> >> So I'd say MSAccess is ok if only one client access it at the same >> time. However you may try to trash the Jetdirect db engine and put a >> MySQL + odbc instead, migth be more reliable, but that is more Wine >> than ltsp oriented. >> >> cheers, >> >> Denis >> >> >>> Bob >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. >>> Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. >>> Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. >>> Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ >>> _____________________________________________________________________ >>> Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss >>> For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.freenode.net >>> >>> >> -- >> Denis Cardon >> Tranquil IT Systems >> 44 bvd des pas enchantés >> 44230 Saint Sébastien sur Loire >> tel : +33 (0) 2.40.97.62.67 >> http://www.tranquil-it-systems.fr >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. >> Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. >> Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. >> Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ >> _____________________________________________________________________ >> Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss >> For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.freenode.net >> > ------- End of Original Message ------- > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. > Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. > Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. > Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ > _____________________________________________________________________ > Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss > For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.freenode.net > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _____________________________________________________________________ Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.freenode.net
