workgroup information file

[sharan]

1)I have packed my database using developer edition.When I run the setup I
do not see a shortcut on the desktop neith does my database join the .mdw
file I created for it.

Is there a way that the database autyomatically connects to the .mdw I
created and not the default "system.mdw" when he opens the database.

2)Is there a way to join back the system.mdw file after having created a
..mdw file for a database.I tried it does not work........


Thanks.
Sharan.

 

[Graham Mandeno]

Hi Sharan

I am not sufficiently familiar with the Packaging & Deployment Wizard (is
that what it's called?) to tell you how to have it automatically create a
desktop icon. However, I can tell you that to open a database with a
specific MDW, you don't need to "join" that workgroup globally - you just
need a switch in the shortcut target line. Your shortcut target should look
like this:

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\msaccess.exe"
"C:\My Data Files\My Database.mdb"
/wrkgrp:"C:\My Data Files\My Workgroup File.mdw"
/user:SomeUser
/pwd:secret

Note:
- the file paths (perhaps including msaccess.exe) will need to be
adjusted accordingly
- the /user and /pwd switches are optional, but having at least the
/user switch is a good way to specify a default login user

--
Good Luck!
Graham Mandeno [Access MVP]
Auckland, New Zealand

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