> There has to be some assumption of basic networking knowledge with a 
> client-server setup, don't you think?


No, not really.  Unless I didn't come across correctly, all I really wanted to 
do was open my DB on another PC.  I thought the question was a simple one to 
ask a forum of people who use it every day, and so was the answer.


> It's my turn to be unable to understand the link that might exist between 
> your case and a professional services market base. 


My point is that the more people who are able to get up and running on their 
own, the more customers the service market will have.  I would guess that a 
reasonable percentage of people who initially recognise they need an ERP system 
would google "free erp" or something like that and try a demo or shareware 
first.  If they find something they like, they then throw money at it.  At the 
moment I think, and I may be wrong, that many would turn away from Tiny because 
the first few steps needed to trial it out may be too much for them.  Or as is 
my case, I have some rusty IT skills and XML ability, but very little time at 
the moment, but have been able to get myself up and running with only a few 
really frustrating moments, such as this one.  If I was a complete noob I would 
have just gone with one of the other "cheap" systems like Catalyst or DBA and 
negotiated into the price the initail setup of forms and users.

I appreciate the help I receive on here, don't get me wrong.  I just think a 
more focused startup instruction or even a list of the most common startup 
issues would not only help new users, but would generate more paying customers 
for the service companies in the long run.

Bruce




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