Re: How install Access app on client PCs ?

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To automate the initial distribution you'd use VB Script or something
like that.

For keeping the Front Ends current visit Tony Toews's site and look
for FE Updater. It is freely downloadable and can be made to serve
your purposes.

HTH
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-Larry-
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"mscertified" <rupert@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:BA4B426D-C23C-4114-820F-4EACDCE01E21@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> We have a few MS Access apps that are split and the front-end needs
> installing on 50-100 client PC's. These apps are updated every few
months and
> the front end detects when it is out of date by querying a back-end
table.
>
> Is there any way to automate the distribution of the client portion
both on
> initial install and when versions change. We need to install the
client MDE
> and also a desktop shortcut pointing to the correct MS Access EXE
library
> since our users have different versions of Office and Access
(sometimes
> multiple versions) on their PCs?


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