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Author How do I place an icon each user's desktop for the database?
Mary A Perez

2006-03-21, 3:41 am

After setting security & splitting the database, I need to place an icon on
each user's desktop so they may just click & view the database.
How do I do this?

sigava77 via AccessMonster.com

2006-03-24, 9:33 am

Create a batch file and place the following line in it
"path of msaccess.exe" "path of your front end" /wrkgrp "path of your *.mdw
file"
Carla

Mary A Perez wrote:
>After setting security & splitting the database, I need to place an icon on
>each user's desktop so they may just click & view the database.
>How do I do this?


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Douglas J. Steele

2006-03-24, 11:44 am

An shortcut is just a file (it has an extension of .lnk, although the
extension doesn't show in Windows Explorer). Assuming everyone has
msaccess.exe stored in the same place, you can simply copy that file.

Alternatively, I show a way to automate the process in my May, 2004 "Access
Answers" column in Pinnacle Publication's "Smart Access". You can download
the column (and sample database) for free at
http://www.accessmvp.com/DJSteele/SmartAccess.html

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"Mary A Perez" < MaryAPerez@discussio
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> After setting security & splitting the database, I need to place an icon
> on
> each user's desktop so they may just click & view the database.
> How do I do this?
>



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