[AccessD] Troubleshooting Opinions

Hi Larry:

Maybe you could check the database. I have had problems with databases that
got stopped a few times when the server was abruptly shutdown through
carelessness or maybe even a power outage.

If the site has been running successfully for a number of years and none of
the above are obviously the cause, my first thought would be that some
updating on the network is not compatible with the old DB. 

Access97 is not totally happy in a network environment where stations are
running an OS later than Windown2000. XP home edition is very unreliable on
a network, from my experience and I would never recommend that version for a
business... that is what XP Pro is for.

HTH

Jim
   
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[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Lawrence Mrazek
Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2007 6:38 PM
To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
Subject: [AccessD] Troubleshooting Opinions

Hi Folks:

I have an application written in Access 97 (yes, some people refuse to
upgrade ...), and have been getting reports back from the client regarding
some db problems. The db is a FE/BE configuration, with the BE on a network
share in a peer-to-peer network. 

1. They're experiencing wierdness when entering records ... Sometimes the
new record switches to an existing record. 
2. They can't pull up (or only sometimes) linked word documents.

This db has been cooking along quite nicely for over 10 yrs ... I'm thinking
that the problems they're experiencing are either network related or due to
a firewall being overly assertive. But perhaps this could be a corruption of
the BE?

Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

Larry Mrazek
LCM Research, Inc.
www.lcm-res.com
lmrazek at lcm-res.com
ph. 314-432-5886
mobile: 314-496-1645


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