Multiple users of an ADP?

[Guest]

I have a number of users who I would like to access our SQL Server database
using an Access front-end I have built. The best way to do this would be to
put the ADP onto our filserver, and make a shortcut to it for each user. That
way I can easily deploy changes by updating one file.

However when I try this Access complains that someone else has the file
open. Access help says this is because two people cannot edit the project
objects - forms and such - at once.

Since the application is ONLY used to enter/edit data, this is not a problem
for me. In fact, I don't want the users to be able to touch any of those
things anyway. So how do I get Access to open in a "read only" mode and avoid
this problem?

 

[Sylvain Lafontaine]

First, it's a very bad idea to do so because ADP are compiled when they are
executed and this compilation relies on the local machine versions of many
librairies. Unless all of your users have exactly the same configuration
for windows, services packs, mdac, etc.; quite likely you will end-up with a
corrupted version of the file and wrong datas.

Second, if you still want to, add the parameter /ro to your shortcut for a
read-only access. Search for "Startup command-line options" in the Access
help to get the list of all available parameters.

S. L.