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starting a secured mdb over vpn
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| Jesper Fjølner 2005-04-16, 11:24 am |
| I have vpn access to a server where the database lies.
I can start up unsecured mdbs no problem.
But how do I create the shortcut to start the secured mdb?
The setup is:
server: \\servername\foldern
ame\mdbfile.mdb
wrkp: \\servername\foldern
ame\secured.mdw
I'm trying to use:
\\servername\foldern
ame\mdbfile.mdb /USER myusername /WRKGRP "Secured.mdw"
\\servername\foldern
ame\mdbfile.mdb /USER myusername /WRKGRP
" \\servername\foldern
ame\Secured.mdw"
but can't get it to work. Any ideas?
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Jesper Fjølner
Denmark
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| Douglas J. Steele 2005-04-16, 11:24 am |
| For any startup parameters to be recognized, the shortcut must include the
full path to the Access executable:
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\MSAc
cess.exe"
" \\servername\foldern
ame\mdbfile.mdb" /USER myusername /WRKGRP
" \\servername\foldern
ame\Secured.mdw"
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Doug Steele, Microsoft Access MVP
http://I.Am/DougSteele
(no e-mails, please!)
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>I have vpn access to a server where the database lies.
> I can start up unsecured mdbs no problem.
> But how do I create the shortcut to start the secured mdb?
>
> The setup is:
> server: \\servername\foldern
ame\mdbfile.mdb
> wrkp: \\servername\foldern
ame\secured.mdw
>
> I'm trying to use:
> \\servername\foldern
ame\mdbfile.mdb /USER myusername /WRKGRP "Secured.mdw"
> \\servername\foldern
ame\mdbfile.mdb /USER myusername /WRKGRP
> " \\servername\foldern
ame\Secured.mdw"
>
> but can't get it to work. Any ideas?
>
>
> --
> Jesper Fjølner
> Denmark
>
>
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| Jesper Fjølner 2005-04-19, 7:24 am |
| Thanks both of you. I got it working when I corrected the shortcuts to
include the access executable.
It's running a bit slow but sufficient to do updates on the database.
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Jesper Fjølner
Denmark
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