Elam, Debbie
DElam at jenkens.com
Fri Oct 15 15:05:32 CDT 2004
There is a front end updater on John Colby's site that I use extensively. Debbie -----Original Message----- From: Christopher Hawkins [mailto:clh at christopherhawkins.com] Sent: Friday, October 15, 2004 2:39 PM To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com Subject: [AccessD] Updating front-end via batch file? Hello, all. I have a client who is constantly tinkering with his home-grown Access solution and is constantly rolling out updates (against my advice, of course). I was about to set him up with a simple batch file that just uses COPY [origin] [destination] to copy the latest version of the .mdb from a folder on the server to a user's machine. But before I do, I want to know if it is possible to get a little fancier. I would like the batch file to a) compare the filename on the user's machine to the filename on the server, and then b) do the copy if the names are different, or c) NOT do the copy if the names are the same (my client likes to put the version number in the filename). Is this too much to ask of the humble batch file? -Christopher- P.S. And for those of you who wonder why I don't use a vbscript file, this client swaps eMachines and other budget boxes in and out of his business based on what's on sale at Costco that week (again, against my advice). I can't be sure that new boxes he brings in will have WSH or any of the complementary components installed on the bastardized version of WinXP that ships with a lot of thses crap boxes. But I know that batch files work on everything from Win95 up. ;) Respectfully, Christopher Hawkins Software Developer (559) 687-7591 http://www.christopherhawkins.com -- _______________________________________________ AccessD mailing list AccessD at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com - JENKENS & GILCHRIST E-MAIL NOTICE - This transmission may be: (1) subject to the Attorney-Client Privilege, (2) an attorney work product, or (3) strictly confidential. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, you may not disclose, print, copy or disseminate this information. If you have received this in error, please reply and notify the sender (only) and delete the message. Unauthorized interception of this e-mail is a violation of federal criminal law. This communication does not reflect an intention by the sender or the sender's client or principal to conduct a transaction or make any agreement by electronic means. Nothing contained in this message or in any attachment shall satisfy the requirements for a writing, and nothing contained herein shall constitute a contract or electronic signature under the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, any version of the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act or any other statute governing electronic transactions.