Re: hiding the backend

On Fri, 28 Dec 2007 08:23:55 -0800 (PST), "fishqqq@xxxxxxxxxxx"
<fishqqq@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Don't map a drive letter to that location. Just reattach your tables
to \\servername\testshare$\your.mdb
The point is that if you use Windows Explorer and browse to that
server, you won't see this hidden share.
If you map a drive letter to this hidden share, you -obviously- will
see the files in this share.

-Tom.


On Dec 28, 10:20 am, "Rick Brandt" <rickbran...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
fish...@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
Thanks Doug,
i'm sorry but i still don't follow. I"m comfortable with front end vs
back end and linking the two but you lost me below...

I put the back end on the server and called it test$.mdb. but i can
still see it on any workstation. I also tried test.mdb$ but again you
can still see the file on any workstation? what am i doing wrong?
Tks

The share name of the *folder* is what should have the dollar sign at the end,
not your file.

EX: On a server I have a folder named "Test". If I turn on sharing for that
folder and name the share "TestShare" then all users on the network will see it
when browing the network. If I name the share "TestShare$" then they will not
see it (even if they have permissions to use it).

If a user has permissions they can type \\ServerName\TestShare$ into a Windows
Explorer address bar and get to the contents of the share, but they won't see it
when browsing the network.

--
Rick Brandt, Microsoft Access MVP
Email (as appropriate) to...
RBrandt at Hunter dot com

Thanks again Rick.
i created this exactly as you did on your example.
I created a directory on the server called 'test'
in properties i picked share and named it testshare$

then on the workstation i mapped to that location and i can still see
the directory and file as if the "$" wasn't there?

did i miss a step?
Tks
Steve
.

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