workgroup? 2

[BT24]

HELLO THERE

i have a quick question i hope. i have a database that i have been working on for sometime now and i have it split and working throught a workgroup file. Now my question is when i distribute this database i know that they will have to be attached to the same workgroup but will it interfear with there other access applications? if it will is there anyway to get around it? thanks for the help

BT24

 

[Junior1544]

go into access and bring up help. Look for
Command Line Switch

There is a way to put it into a short cut which will use the mdw file...

--James
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[FancyPrairie]

junior1544 is right. Create a shortcut to your front-end and on the properties sheet of the shortcut, set the target to something like this:

"c:\PathToAccess\MSAccess.exe" "c:\PathToYourFrontEnd.mdb" /wrkgrp "g:\PathToWorkGroupFile.mdw"

Note that the workgroup file should reside on a server to which everyone has access. And you should set up a sharename for the path of the mdw file, rather than hardcoding the drive letter as I did above (g.

 

[binky]

BT24

junior1544 has the answer.

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\MSACCESS.EXE" "C:\My Documents\MyDatabase.mdb" /wrkgrp "C:\My Documents\MyMDW.mdw"

Here is an example of the desktop shortcut that uses switches to access a different .mdw

HTH
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[BT24]

Wow!! that worked great thanks alot for all the help!!

thanks alot all of you

BT24