accessing my db from my intranet

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I was under the impression that I could not access an Access Database from
the web. I don't know why I thought that, but I did. My boss thought
differently so he told me to check into it. I quickly put a hyperlink on my
webpage and it worked. Can anyone tell me why I thought I couldn't do that?
Did it USED to be that way? Why does Access have those ugly datapages if you
CAN hyperlink right to the DB? I'm confused. Thanks! Dj
 
If you've made changes to the data, are those changes still there the next
time you go into the database?
 
I just tested and YES it did retain the changes I made. The DB has been
split into Front End and Back End. I've been reading older posts on the
subject, and they all support what I originally thought. I don't know why
this is working as it is.
 
Is there anyone who can explain to me why I can access my DB from our
company's intranet? I've been telling my boss for months that it can't be
done. He wanted me to try it anyway and when I did, it worked when I thought
it wasn't supposed to.

I just want to know if I was wrong in my thinking all along or is something
else going on that is allowing me to do this that is not the norm. Thanks!
 
Are you linking into your front end or your BE.

When using IE, it seems to me that the line between intranet and
network become fairly blurred. If your FE in on a Network drive and you
point exporer to that "drive" you can open it up. HOWEVER, if it is on
a different server, the chances are that the response time will drive
you crazy if you have even only one user. If you have more than one
even if on the same server then you will probably run up on contention
and response issues if multiple people try to open the FE at the same
time. (That is why FE are designed to be on the local PC NOT on the
network.)

FEs can link to BE across "servers" BUT again response time will drive
you crazy and lead to multiple, multiple corruption siturations.
 
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