[AccessD] AccessXP and Server 2003

Tortise tortise at paradise.net.nz
Thu Dec 4 13:36:26 CST 2003


mm Martin could you please confirm your Access and OS versions?
Is it reliable?  From what you've said it is 50% reliable.
Kind regards,
Dr David Hingston
Director
Chequers Software Limited
Wellington, New Zealand.
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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Martin Reid 
  To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving 
  Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 8:06 AM
  Subject: Re: [AccessD] AccessXP and Server 2003


  My first reply to this was that it was the same here and it was. I then did 
  it again and it worked fine.

  Two instances of Access open running the same copy of the database.

  Martin



  On Dec 4 2003, Tortise wrote:

  > I am finding I can only open one instance of particular A2K databases in 
  > W2003ES and Access 2003. Whether this is the same problem is unclear, 
  > however if anyone has any tips how to allow multiple (same) versions of a 
  > database to open on the same desktop I'd be grateful. Failing that I am 
  > going to have to code multiple same forms open in the database, although 
  > this looks like it might be a little easier to do then when I last had a 
  > go....(Reference: info on Microsoft how to do this and a working example 
  > there also) I also find the shortcuts keys are unreliable in this 
  > environment. (e.g. Ctrl-Alt-Q, Ctrl-Alt-J on desktop shortcuts) They seem 
  > to get confused between different version of access open.... I am not 
  > sure which is the culprit either! (W2003ES or A2k3?)
  > 
  > Kind regards, Dr David Hingston Director Chequers Software Limited 
  > Wellington, New Zealand. www.cheqsoft.com Crafters of: Break Reminder - 
  > For safe and efficient PC use - www.breakreminder.com TimesOwn - 
  > International Time Zone Calculator a click away - 
  > http://www.cheqsoft.com/timesown.html Clipboard Express - Cut and paste 
  > storage and web form filler - http://www.cheqsoft.com/clipboard.html 
  > MP3Detective - MP3 Player manager - 
  > http://www.cheqsoft.com/mp3detective.html Engines2Go = E2Go Fast and 
  > friendly Internet searching - have you tried it? http://www.E2Go.com/
  >   ----- Original Message ----- 
  >   From: Charlotte Foust 
  >   To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving 
  >   Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 5:32 AM
  >   Subject: RE: [AccessD] AccessXP and Server 2003
  > 
  > 
  >   You question says Windows 2000 servers but your subject line says 
  > Server 2003. Which one are you asking about?
  > 
  >   Charlotte Foust
  > 
  >   -----Original Message-----
  >   From: paul.hartland at fsmail.net [mailto:paul.hartland at fsmail.net] 
  >   Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 3:12 AM
  >   To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
  >   Subject: Re: [AccessD] AccessXP and Server 2003
  > 
  > 
  >   Has anyone encountered any problems running Win XP Professional & 
  > Office XP on desktops with Windows 2000 servers ?
  > 
  > 
  > 
  > 
  > 
  >   Message date : Dec 03 2003, 02:36 PM
  >   >From : Perry Harold
  >   To : 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' 
  >   Copy to : 
  >   Subject : [AccessD] AccessXP and Server 2003
  >   Has anyone had any problems with users being able to open a .mdb after 
  > moving the database to Windows Server 2003? I have set the permissions 
  > for both the folders and the database for full control individually for 
  > each of the 5 users involved. Three are able to use the database but two 
  > can't. Unless I missed an intermediate step each user was set up exactly 
  > the same way.
  > 
  >   Using my VB6 application the error is "Could not use "; file in use". 
  > Opening with AccessXP "Could not lock file"
  > 
  > 
  >   The database was on a NT 4.0 server before and there was no problem in 
  > the connection being made and multiple users were no problem.
  > 
  >   The resident drive was mapped on the NT box and is mapped the same way 
  > on the 2003 box.
  > 
  >   Any suggestions are welcomed.
  > 
  >   Perry Harold
  > 
  > 
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  Martin WP Reid
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  Information Services
  Queens University Belfast

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