[AccessD] "Faked" replication

Hi Steve:

There is a lot of ways to get remote synchronization. I have been able to do
it with a lot of sites using various methods, for over fifteen years. DSZ
and GSZ scripts with DOS to DOS, Kermit scripts PC to Mainframe, Novell
server and CoSession script-files, Xenix and Dos LAN stations, Linux to
Linux to LAN, PCAnywhere to LAN, Access Synchronization, Windows to VB to
telnet to Server, PC to VPN to PC, SQL to SQL sync, LAN to web to web to
LAN, TermServer software and hardware etc..... The one rule with remote
access is that nothing is bullet-proof but at least it can be made
reliable... and that is where the programmer comes in.

The only issue is down to 'How soon' and How much' for there is NESS (No
Easy Simple Solution).

Jim

-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Steven W.
Erbach
Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2003 8:15 AM
To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
Subject: Re: [AccessD] "Faked" replication


Martin,

>> If the client has Win XP Pro then they have an IIS system there. <<

Alas! Alackaday! They have Win XP Home because it's cheaper. But I could
persuade him to buy one copy of Pro if, indeed, what you say about IIS is
true.

>> FTP drop boxes? Are these folders on the IIS that the users would use to
work with DBs? <<

Yes. In my painful journey through the intricacies of Indirect
Synchronization, I've found that it's a four-step process: 1) User 1 uploads
changes to his replica to Drop Box 1 on an IIS Server; 2) User 2 downloads
from Drop Box 1 and merges changes with his replica; 3) User 2 now uploads
his own changes to Drop Box 2; 4) User 1 downloads changes from Drop Box 2
and merges with his replica.

In my initial, incomplete understanding of Indirect Synchronization I
thought that one could simply set up your garden variety FTP folders any old
place on the web, just so that each user had a different folder. The bane of
my existence has been that Replication Manager will not accept the address
of an FTP folder on the web as a valid location for a Drop Box. There are
still some other details I'm fuzzy on. This whole experience has been fuzzy
and frustrating.

Regards,

Steve Erbach
Scientific Marketing
Neenah, WI
920-969-0504

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