[AccessD] A97 BE with A2k3 FE

It can't be done. Access 2003 uses OS thingies like Winhttp as an 
example. You can install a version of Winhttp
that will work on Win98 but they are not the same version. Access 2003 
will only work win xp and 2000.
Thingies is a technical term

Francisco Tapia wrote:

>Has Anyone Successfully installed A2k3 on NT or 98/se?
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>On 11/16/05, William Hindman <wdhindman at bellsouth.net> wrote:
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>>...I've been very pleasantly surprised at A2K3's compatibility with older
>>versions ...I just yesterday installed a pretty good sized app on a client's
>>A2K2 runtime that had been fully developed in A2K3 ...I expected to at least
>>have to change some references to the treeview ocx, etc ...but it ran
>>without a hitch :)
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>>...and I'm developing/testing an A2K3 fe against a copy of a client's A97
>>secured be ...so far it takes to it like a duck takes to water.
>>
>>William
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>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Bruen, Bruce" <Bruce.Bruen at railcorp.nsw.gov.au>
>>To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving"
>><accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
>>Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2005 1:21 AM
>>Subject: Re: [AccessD] A97 BE with A2k3 FE
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>>>Been running a similar scenario for a year now on a test management
>>>system that uses both an A97 (Jet 3.5) back end which is also used by a
>>>Jet 4.0 third aprty app, and a A2k "mid end" and both an A2K and an A2k3
>>>front end.  The only problems I have found have been forgetting where I
>>>was and making changes to the UI in A2k3 which are not compatible with
>>>the A2k fromt end.
>>>Sound strange?
>>>
>>>The back end is a UML model repository that we use to design the tests.
>>>It's a Jet db that starts life as an A97 db and gets used by the UML
>>>tool from http://www.sparxsystems.com.au (no relationship - highly
>>>recommended) via Jet 4.0, when we move into test execution stage we use
>>>a home-grown results recorder which I use on an A2k dev machine, the
>>>test lead uses on an A2k runtime machine and every time I go home I
>>>think of something else we could do and dev it up on A2k3.....
>>>
>>>I have on occasion also taken the db's home and up-and-down-gradeded
>>>them to A2k3 and back to "prev" without any ill effects.
>>>
>>>
>>>.... Just lucky I guess  :-)
>>>
>>>Hth
>>>Bruce
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>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>>>[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John Bartow
>>>Sent: Wednesday, 16 November 2005 4:08 PM
>>>To: _DBA-Access
>>>Subject: [AccessD] A97 BE with A2k3 FE
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>>>Anyone have any experience with using an A2k3 FE with and A97 BE?
>>>
>>>I've been testing it for a client request and haven't had any problems
>>>yet but would like to hear of others experiences.
>>>
>>>TIA
>>>John B.
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