[AccessD] Database Operation from Remote Sites

Tue Feb 10 19:37:31 CST 2004

Terry,

Presuming :
1) that maintenance activity can only occur locally at a site (i.e Site 2
cannot perform Site3 work)
2) the 24hr delay remains acceptable
3) the offshore site is notr going to create timezone problems.

I would go with a more traditional approach, giving each site its own local
BE and provifing and end of day routine that copied new/changed data back
to a separate static analsys db.

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Hi all,

I'm after some information on the best way to proceed with the expansion of
an existing Access97 database application which is used for maintenance
activity recording.

My company currently runs this database at two sites, call them Site1 and
Site2.  The BE is changed at Site2 as a function of its operations, each
night the BE is copied to Site1 where it is used for admin and data mining
purposes with the data acknowledged as being up to 24hrs out of date.  This
has served the company well up to now as only one site can change the data.

The company now want to expand the number of sites that use and i/p data.

The new layout will have at least 4 sites.  Site1 will be the admin and
data
mining centre, Site2, 3, and 4 will i/p and change data.  Sites 1, 2, and 3
are on a WAN with Site3 being the companies main site and hosting the
companies Internet gateway.  Site4 is overseas and not on the WAN.

What I would like is some idea of the best approach - I have read a bit
about replication and ASP but have no practical experience with either.

Thanks for any assistance.

Terry Mace
Logistic Support Officer & Maintenance Supervisor
BAE SYSTEMS
677 Victoria Street,
Abbotsford, VIC 3067
Ph: +61 3 9208 0924
Fax: +61 3 9208 0588
Mailto: terry.mace at baesystems.com <mailto:terry.mace at baesystems.com>

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