Using Access on my WAN

[Guest]

I use Access as a report writer against an ODBC source (Informix on a Unix
box).

I would like to be able to allow users at remote offices to run some of
these reports, but to have the user launch MS access and attempt to open an
MDB file on our host site server is a real DOG.

How best to skin this cat?

 

[Joseph Meehan]

I use Access as a report writer against an ODBC source (Informix on a
Unix box).

I would like to be able to allow users at remote offices to run some
of these reports, but to have the user launch MS access and attempt
to open an MDB file on our host site server is a real DOG.

How best to skin this cat?

I have two Siamese cats sitting on my lap right now and they did not
care for your terminology.

The only thing I can think of would be using some sort of Remote PC.

 

[Ken Snell \(MVP\)]

I concur with Joseph's suggestion. Or you can use a client server connection
such as Citrix. The secret is to run ACCESS entirely on the host server, not
on the client machines.

 

[appelq]

I guess I need to further investigate Windows Terminal Services or
Citrix.

Thanks for the input.

Pass on my apololgies to your siamese, if you please.
(obscure movie reference to Lady and the Tramp)

 

[Tony Toews]

Pass on my apololgies to your siamese, if you please.
(obscure movie reference to Lady and the Tramp)

<smile> I can just hear those high pitched voices now.

Tony
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