[AccessD] Remoting In (was: properties)

John W. Colby jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com
Wed Nov 24 09:43:28 CST 2004


I use the remote desktop built in to windows XP.  It's really pretty simple,
the biggest issue is to insure that it is started as a service on the target
desktop, then that ports are opened on the target router to allow them in.

John W. Colby
www.ColbyConsulting.com 

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-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Dan Waters
Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 2004 9:08 AM
To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
Subject: RE: [AccessD] Remoting In (was: properties)


John,

What mechanism or method do you use to remote in to a client's site? I'm
struggling with this now. 

Does anyone have recommendations or warnings about what works and what
doesn't?

Thanks!
Dan Waters
ProMation Systems



-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John W. Colby
Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2004 8:24 PM
To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
Subject: [AccessD] properties

I had a strange occurrence last night and I just wanted to check the list to
see if anyone has ever seen such a thing.

Windows XP / Office XP, I remoted in to a client site and started work on a
FE.  At some point I tried to compact / repair the db and got the old error
message that "the database could be renamed" and the copy was saved to db2.
I saved the original and then renamed db2 and continued work.  I did NOT
test editing / adding records etc.  The client was asked to test the changes
and came back very upset that two entire tabs of the form were "locked". I
remoted in tonight and started poking around and sure enough all the
subforms (controls) on those two tabs have the enabled property set to no
which prevents even setting the focus into the subform.  Further all of the
"allow edits/deletions/additions" are set to no for the actual subforms
themselves.

My conjecture is that something happened at the point Access tried to close
the database to do the compact/repair or when it attempted to delete the
original and rename the compacted copy.  Given the damage I've found so far
I certainly don't trust the copy to continue work on.  Who knows what else
has been changed.

Has anyone ever seen such a thing happen?  I never have, but there are so
many properties changed that I have to think that Access somehow set these
properties at some point.

John W. Colby
www.ColbyConsulting.com 

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