Kath Pelletti
KP at sdsonline.net
Mon Dec 5 18:22:38 CST 2005
Hi Joe - How do you do FE/BE installs? I always go to my client site so I don't have to distribute remotely. For my biggest client, where I am most worried about configuration, I install to one PC / check that refs look OK using a full mdb FE, then if all OK I create the mde on that PC. I then increase the version no and put the new FE mde up to the network, with some code so that when the users log on it will self install to their local drive. It took a little while to get it working and it works a treat, but I only do that for my 3 bigger clients. For the others, they are happy to get a new mde FE and distribute it themselves. For maintenance for small issues I use VPN to access their network from home and I can then make structural changes to the BE or redistribute a new FE. How do you know what references and active x objects are on the target systems? I avoid active x objects and re: the references I have had to change some of my code to use late binding to avoid errors. Testing a runtime install I haven't done a runtime install for a while but the last time I only had 3 PC's here which all had a version of Access on them. I can't remember whether I ghosted a new blank setup for one ( I think) and also used a friend's PC, as it was a short term thing. Kath ----- Original Message ----- From: Joe Hecht To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 3:47 AM Subject: [AccessD] Independent Developers Question For developers who work in a SOHO environment: How do you test applications that you will distribute on systems that you do not manage or may be selling with a VSTO/Sagekey installation setup? How do you do FE/BE installs? How do you know what references and active x objects are on the target systems? If I do a good job with original .mdb, what issues do I need be aware of in this new area of development for me. Corporate Developers, I trust you have test machines. Joe Hecht jmhecht at earthlink.net -- AccessD mailing list AccessD at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com