Re: Move MultiUser Access Database onto Terminal Services

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From: David Robinson (DavidRobinson_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 07/22/04 

Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2004 01:48:04 -0700

Firstly thanks for your response, most helpful and reassuring. Not sure exactly I'm supposed to get a separate front end per user over terminal services though? Could you clarify some more possibly? (sorry i've never used terminal services and have little networking knowledge as just a lowly Developer).

"Chris Mills" wrote:

> There was an MSKB or TechNet article for Access2000 "Terminal Services
> Application Compatibility Notes", but they've shifted it without a
> satisfactory forwarding URL!!!
> -this may be it, as it mentions a required transform file (search for
> "transform")
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/win2kts/deploy/compat/tsapp.mspx
>
> Apart from that, I have many customers running satisfactorily on Terminal
> Server or Citrix Metaframe, though I'm only peripherally involved.
>
> I believe the FE should be installed separately in each user's work area,
> though like any network it is possible to share an FE if the FE allows it (for
> instance, provided you don't get users with conflicting printer settings,
> whatever).
>
> I don't recall any file lock issues, any more than other networked
> environments. I would also say, Terminal Server or Citrix Metaframe appears to
> have been much more stable/few problems, than I could ever have imagined,
> apart from some transform required to install A2k. It's so stable I haven't
> needed to know much about it!!!
>
> Chris
>
> "David Robinson" <David Robinson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:BC00454A-4FB9-4CDB-9B3A-CCC7BD7E7B41@microsoft.com...
> > Can anyone tell me if there are any inherant problems running a multiuser
> (max 15 at one time) Access Database over terminal services? I'm worried this
> may give file lock issues, but by using terminal services it would
> revolutionise the access to the system.
> >
> > Currently the database is split into a front and back end and sat on a
> shared network. All users have the mde for the front end on their hard drives
> and this accesses the backend data on the server via the linked tables.
> >
> > Any help on whether terminal services would work would be much appreciated!!
> >
> > Dave
> > Systems Developer
>
>
>

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