[AccessD] Opening an Access application multiple times

John, I do it as Lambert described.

Quick question. Why do the users need to open two copies of the database?



On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 11:40 AM, jwcolby <jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com>wrote:

> >I usually just open another instance of Access and then..
>
> Yea.  These are end users so... batch file it is.
>
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> On 2/3/2011 2:13 PM, Heenan, Lambert wrote:
>
>> Don't know why but I see the same thing happening. I usually just open
>> another instance of Access and then have it open the second instance of the
>> MDB file via the File menu.
>>
>> Lambert
>>
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>> Subject: [AccessD] Opening an Access application multiple times
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>> I am trying to open an access application more than once - two instances
>> open at the same time.
>> When I double click the FE (in explorer) it opens.  When I go back to
>> explorer and double click it again, it just switches me back to the open
>> instance.  Shouldn't it open the application a second time?
>>
>> When, from a batch file, I so something like "SomePath\Access.exe"
>> SomeAccessFe.mdb it in fact opens the application a second time.
>>
>> I can live with having to open it from a batch file but I am just
>> wondering why this is happening.
>>
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