Apologies if this is an old chestnut but I can't find any previous reference...
the books recommend always splitting networked access databases into front end/ back end versions to avoid data corruption if a client pc crashes.
However its a bit of a pain having to install the front end on many client pcs not to mention updating them when necessary.
My question is:
Is the back end data just as safe, if the front end is also on the shared server, perhaps in the same folder. The client pcs would then just have shortcuts to the front end. So only the front end on the server would need to be updated with newer versions.
thanks in anticipation
the books recommend always splitting networked access databases into front end/ back end versions to avoid data corruption if a client pc crashes.
However its a bit of a pain having to install the front end on many client pcs not to mention updating them when necessary.
My question is:
Is the back end data just as safe, if the front end is also on the shared server, perhaps in the same folder. The client pcs would then just have shortcuts to the front end. So only the front end on the server would need to be updated with newer versions.
thanks in anticipation