The situation is that we have a split DB on a LAN using Windows Server. The BE is on the server and the FE are distributed to each user PC on the LAN. (For historical reasons there are differing versions of Access at each user which was the primary motivation to split the DB)
We also have a copy of the DB on the company website which is to be updated via FTP on a regular basis. This is used for queries only by visitors. We now want our clients to be able to update their information on line in tandem with our local users.
The question is - what is the best method to keep these DBs synchronised?
My thought is to use replication with the LAN BE as the master DB and the website having a replicated version. Then we can periodically download the website version and synchronise the two - presumably we would have to disable the updating function on the website while we do this and then reload the new replicated version up to the website.
A problem I see already is that the website DB is not split where the local version is - is it possible to rejoin a split database? Synchronise it, upload a a replica and then split the BE and FE again?
Thought I had sorted this, but now experiencing another problem. I am creating invoices from my db, invoices may have more than one line. So I have set up a form with client name, invoice number, invoice date on the main part of the form, then the invoice lines as a sub form. The two parts are not synchronising. I want the combo box to find the client for me. I suspect I have something that is really quite simple but fundamentally wrong with this combo box. And I may well have made a mess of it because I have fiddled with it so much. I am attaching the db so someone can take a look. My invoice form is frmInvoicehdr. Thanks in anticipation.
As a field engineer often I am away from base, currently I am using excel to record hours serial numbers and stock codes used on relevant jobs. This I understand is a flat table nuff said.
Can I create a form in access using the unique a job identifier (taken from the main database)that can be carried remotley from the main server (laptop) as a template which is then populated at the workplace and uploaded to the main server database when myself or my colleagues are in the head shed (main office)??
I am a moderatley new user to access so please be gentle. any and all help a big bonus..:o
I am building a contacts database - brief structure as below:
tblOrganisation - details pertaining to the company
tblContact - Primary key is ContactID (autonumber) and details about the contact
tblContactDetails - Primary Key is DetailsID (Autonumber), Foreign Key of ContactID and fields to store various sets of details.
What I want to do is each time a contact is added I want to create an entry in tblContactDetails with their ContactID as the foreign key. I have created a form based on tblOrganisation, with a subform in Datasheet view showing the contact info (Name etc) which gives the + symbol to access the contact details. Trouble is if there is not an already entry in tblContactDetails with the same ContactID then there is no way I can add details.
I'm pretty hopless with VB but I am trying very hard (hours spent on this forum reading code I only slightly get the gist of) to implement a form that takes input from two synchronised unbound combo boxes and then displays records matching the input in a sub-form in datasheet mode. I'm failing at the first part just now: the combo boxes. No doubt I'll fail at the second part too but I'll deal with that when I get this fixed. :)
I was using the northwind DB to learn how to synchronise the combo boxes. I successfully did it by following the instructions and using this code from MS kb article 209595 in the After Update procedure:
Me.Products.RowSource = "SELECT ProductName FROM" & _ " Products WHERE CategoryID = " & Me.Categories & _ " ORDER BY ProductName" Me.Products = Me.Products.ItemData(0)
I then tried to implement this on my database by changing the relevant information to reflect my database info. as shown below, and it does not work. I switched Product references for my Unit references and Category references for my Item references but I don't think I got it right or over-simplified it due to the table structure.
Private Sub Item_AfterUpdate() Me.Units.RowSource = "SELECT Unit FROM" & _ " Units WHERE ItemID = " & Me.Items & _ " ORDER BY Unit" Me.Units = Me.Units.ItemData(0) End Sub
When I compile the code it stops at Me.Items with the error "Method or data member not found". So I assume that I have not referenced the right objects when I modified the code. I thought this was maybe due to the two tables I'm using being in a many-to-many relationship via a junction table, as opposed to the northwind tables which are directly linked by a one-to-many relationship. If this is indeed the case, can anyone help me put this right. I have attached my table structure / relationships in a .jpg to this post.
Any help from all you smart developer dudes would be muchly appreciated.
I need some assistance parsing some information from a web address. Here is an example of what the web address is.-http://www.websitename.com/ct20/pages2/client_bcphone_service_order.aspx?client_id=160399 4&contract_document_id=924182&cipid=206123444-What I am trying to do is get the client ID and the contract id. The client id being 1603994 and the contract id being 924182. Any ideas would be appreciated.Gregg
I am having a problem with locking, and it is crashing our website. I suspect it is a locking problem because everytime the database goes down, I ftp into the site and see the dreaded *.ldb file. Access is suspose to support from 15 to 20 concurrent users, right? The log files show no more than two or three users accessing the database at the same time. By "same time" I mean within one second.
Below is the code which updates the database. Can anyone see anything wrong with this?
Also, if I wrote the information to a text file with the FileSystemObject instead to Access, would I solve the problem of locking?
BEGIN CODE -----------------
sub OpenDB(sConn) 'Opens the given connection and initializes the recordset conn.open sConn set rs.ActiveConnection = conn rs.CursorType = adOpenStatic end sub
I work for a construction company and am after a bit of advice.
We are looking in to designing a database system to manage one of our property maintenance contracts.
We want to be able to accesss and update the database using a website, so users can gain access via Laptops / Smartphones etc. For Example a plumber can log on to the site on his PDA using a username and password and view a list of jobs outstanding for him and update the status once completed.
We also want to have a section for clients where they can log on and view reports on the status of the project.
What is the best way to impliment this? I have been looking at Access 2007, SQL, Coldfusion, Sharepoint but still so confused.....:confused:
Hello! intermediate databaser here and its good to be here.
I own a bridal shop and i'm creating a website to sell my dresses. I know the first step is to have a database ready, since I have so many dresses. I have my tables done with one table holding customer attributes, including name, address, and other personal information, one holding dress attributes such as color, quantity, style, price etc., and other look up tables that has to do with the styles, colors, and quantity (up to 5). Here is where the problem comes in at:
I want to keep up with the orders placed such as the date ordered, what dress they ordered, who ordered it, price paid, shipping and handling (flat rate), etc. but I do not know how to link this up to run off the website. I would like to know what are the key fields I would need in order to place orders appropriately.
Do I need special type of tables since this will be going online?
Would this be the easiest way to go about doing such a thing?
If you could point me in the right way, or to a tutorial I would greatly appreciate it.
here is a link to my website http://www.justevents.biz if there is anyone who would be kind enough to look at it and tell me how to build an access database for the categories and search by zip, etc. i would be greatly appreciative. I have tried all the tutorial helps and built about 15 different databases and can't get a single one of them searchable under any circumstances. I have tried all I know to do.
Hi every body. I have an access database that u can see the tables and their reletionship in the link i posted. I would like to web enable this db and would like to get some suggetion on what fields should i allow to be edited and what records should i put delete option for? In order to keep the refrential integerity of the acces db.i be happy to get some feed back from u guys.Thanks
I've searched the web for almost 2 days...and i'm completely lost:
I've got a simple online DB which stores information from a webform (e.g. name, adress, order, etc). Let's say it's called: www.mywebsite.com/onlineDB.mdb
Is it possible to link the online DB to my local DB (e.g. c:localDB.mdb), without downloading it manually?
Or do I have to put the webform information in a MySQL DB and link that one to my online DB?
I have a DB that runs on a user's pc. It creates a pdf from a report automatically at a specific time of day. The user now wants me to automatically send this pdf to his web site so that his customers can view the report over the internet. The pc that the db runs on has an internet connection but no email system (they do not want email on this pc).
I have not been able to find code to do this. I can find code for sending email but this is not what I want to do. I'm sure it must be possible but I've never done anything like this before.
I would love to publish my product catalog from my access database on a website. it should be a browsable catalog with search field on article number range, product group, product type and should be able to display product pictures.Within my access database i have a link to the product picture stored by filename. I'm looking for an easy solution to do this, i'm using mysql as database on my hosting provider.I can do the export to mysql myself (interfacing between access and mysql) but am looking for some hot software to display the catalog easily without programming the front website myself. I already have oscommerce installed but don't want a webshop and don't know how to disactivate all the features within oscommerce to only retain the article browsing.Thanks if you have a hint
Hi, How I can link to website MS Access database? File->Link Tables doesn't understand http or ftp. Provider doesn't support MS Access. Thanks for your advice.
im new this forum and this is my first post, ive tried searching but if anyone could direct me in the right direction that will be great,
bassically i have created a basic Ms access databse for a hotel reservation system, with queries, reports etc. The database works fine.
I need to create an website which will connect to the database so that i can enter,view, query records from the website.
I have very little or no programming knowledge so whats the best solution. I was going to make the website in either dreamveaver or frontpage but ive read that these static websites cant connect to an database.
im sorry if this question problably has been asked a million times before but i need some advise as im a beginer.
Is it possible for a website to pull data from an Access database?
We have all our department's policies in a MS Access database on our server. Some of these policies need to be made available to the public on our website. I'm wondering if there's a way for the website to pull directly from the database rather than having to manually upload the policies to the site every time they change (annually, semi-annually).
I am trying to get a button on my form to open two reports, and also go to a website. Once at the website I want it to type in a search bar based off of the criteria of the two reports. I currently have it able to open both reports correctly, and I can get the website to open, but I am not able to find a way to get access to type anything once on the website.
I have an access database with ODBC linked tables with a query. This ODBC connection is only available on my LAN because it uses specific ODBC engine.How can I publish the output of this query to a hosting space that my developer can query for a website project?The data needs to be published once a day.
I am writing a program that allows users to enter customer info and I want to be able to pop up a window that will search for Postal (Zip) codes using the Postal Service URL. (I would like to position the popup so that the contents of the Address and Postal Code fields are still visible on the form). I would also like to know if there is a way to copy the contents of the Address Field in my program to the Windows Clipboard, using VBA code, so that I can paste it into the Postal Code Finder without highlighting the field contents and pressing Ctrl-C.
Actually what I am looking to do is have an Access application check some Web site for the presence of a number. This number could be the Serial number of the application and if this number exists to maybe show a message in the aplication or even terminate the application.
A quick and dirty way is for User Serial number 254, to put on a specific page of a Web site say arbitrary file 254.jpg (invisible on the Web site). The application would check for the existence of this file and if it is there, it could take some action. Everything would have to be done in stealth mode.
The following code can tell me if a specific URL exists, in this case [URL]
Code:
Private Sub cmdArbitray_Click() Dim blnDum As Boolean blnDum = blnCheckURL("http://www.VisualDentist.com") ' If blnDum = True then it exists End Sub Public Function blnCheckURL(ByVal strURL As String) As Boolean Const FLAG_ICC_FORCE_CONNECTION As Long = &H1 blnCheckURL = (InternetCheckConnection(strURL, FLAG_ICC_FORCE_CONNECTION, 0&) <> 0&) End Function
I would like to be able to click a button on a form in my data base and login to a website using my username and password.
The manual login, requires two clicks after username and password, "Login" and "Click to continue"
I have tried many solutions found on the internet, none work for me. One forum reply was to send me a link to another site and it was for Excel. Is the code the same? Didn't work anyway.
From the website I want to login to, I have copied the code into a Word doc from the "inspect element" to work out the names of the fields I'm trying to put my username and password into. (see attached)
I would also like to be able to use Google Chrome as my web browser if possible?
