Performance over gigabit switch

[Guest]

Hi all,
We have developed a bar/till system which is split into a backend database
and two front ends with link tables to the backend. The two front ends sit on
seperate computers connected via a gigabit 5 port switch. The backend resides
on one of these computers.
The database backend size is roughly 40mb.
When launching our application on the computer which does not have the
backend on it, it is EXTREMELY slow, so slow it takes about a minute to
launch.
I will mention that the till form has many many controls on it so i would
expect it to be kinda of slow but noway near this slow. Can anyone take a
guess as to why this is the case?
At the moment we are thinking along the lines of the switch not being setup
properly for it does not seem that the access application is utilising all of
the speed from the switch.
Or, is it our system in the wrong, and do we need to consider something like
SQL?
Any help greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
Ash.

 

[Allen Browne]

Place to start would the Tony Toews' Access Performance FAQ at:
http://www.granite.ab.ca/access/performancefaq.htm

There are quite a number of important issues for you to work through in
Tony's list: Name AutoCorrect, SubdatasheetName, and so on.

 

[Allen Browne]

Place to start would the Tony Toews' Access Performance FAQ at:
http://www.granite.ab.ca/access/performancefaq.htm

There are quite a number of important issues for you to work through in
Tony's list: Name AutoCorrect, SubdatasheetName, and so on.

 

[dbahooker]

a) have you run the 'analyze performance' wizard
b) do you do a good job of only displaying data when you NEED it
c) are you trying to summarize 200k records and get sub-second
responses?
d) 40mb for the front end? 40mb for the backend?

In my honest and sincere appraisal; i would NEVER run Access across a
network. it just isn't fast enough.

and don't listen to these jerks in this newsgroup that sing the praises
of MDB format.
MDB is obsolete; it has been obsolete for 10 years.

change it to an access data project; and upsize the backend to SQL
Server. SQL Server has LOTS of free options.

if you want help migrating it; let me know what i can do to help ok?

-Aaron

 

[dbahooker]

a) have you run the 'analyze performance' wizard
b) do you do a good job of only displaying data when you NEED it
c) are you trying to summarize 200k records and get sub-second
responses?
d) 40mb for the front end? 40mb for the backend?

In my honest and sincere appraisal; i would NEVER run Access across a
network. it just isn't fast enough.

and don't listen to these jerks in this newsgroup that sing the praises
of MDB format.
MDB is obsolete; it has been obsolete for 10 years.

change it to an access data project; and upsize the backend to SQL
Server. SQL Server has LOTS of free options.

if you want help migrating it; let me know what i can do to help ok?

-Aaron