Any way to make MDB's available offline?

[Colin Higbie]

Any .MDB or similar database files fail to replicate to an offline system
(give Warnings during synchronization). Why is this? If they are not
currently in use, why don't they replicate, the same as other files?

More importantly, what's the work-around? I have a database stored on my
desktop, but I almost always access it from my laptop via Wi-Fi over the
network, and I'd like to be able to keep working on it as an offline file
when I leave my home network. How can/should I do this?

Thanks,
Colin

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Any .MDB or similar database files fail to replicate to an offline
system (give Warnings during synchronization). Why is this? If they
are not currently in use, why don't they replicate, the same as other
files?

It's by design - database files are generally used by more than one user on
a network.

More importantly, what's the work-around? I have a database stored on
my desktop, but I almost always access it from my laptop via Wi-Fi
over the network, and I'd like to be able to keep working on it as an
offline file when I leave my home network. How can/should I do this?

Thanks,
Colin

See if http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=252509 helps.
Personally, I don't like Offline Files - I use SecondCopy 2000 from
www.centered.com and have been a lot happier with it.

 

[Colin Higbie]

Does SecondCopy 2000 support database files?

Thanks,
Colin


"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Does SecondCopy 2000 support database files?

Thanks,
Colin

Any file that isn't in use. Check out their website. They have a free 30 day
fully-functional eval, last I checked.

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"

It's by design - database files are generally used by more than one
user on
a network.

See if http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=252509 helps.
Personally, I don't like Offline Files - I use SecondCopy 2000 from
www.centered.com and have been a lot happier with it.

 

[Jeffrey Randow (MVP)]

Yes, but it doesn't support mapping as a network drive for offline
use...


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Does SecondCopy 2000 support database files?

Thanks,
Colin


"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"

It's by design - database files are generally used by more than one user
on
a network.

See if http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=252509 helps.
Personally, I don't like Offline Files - I use SecondCopy 2000 from
www.centered.com and have been a lot happier with it.

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Yes, but it doesn't support mapping as a network drive for offline
use...

Right. Why would you need that? On a laptop, point My Documents at a local
folder. The user never has to know the difference. It syncs with the UNC
path or mapped drive when on the network via any means - LAN, VPN, etc....

Using Offline Files with VPN/RAS can be unpleasant in my experience anyway -
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q290523

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Does SecondCopy 2000 support database files?

Thanks,
Colin


"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"

Colin Higbie wrote:
Any .MDB or similar database files fail to replicate to an offline
system (give Warnings during synchronization). Why is this? If they
are not currently in use, why don't they replicate, the same as
other files?

It's by design - database files are generally used by more than one
user on
a network.

More importantly, what's the work-around? I have a database stored
on my desktop, but I almost always access it from my laptop via
Wi-Fi over the network, and I'd like to be able to keep working on
it as an offline file when I leave my home network. How can/should
I do this?

Thanks,
Colin

See if http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=252509 helps.
Personally, I don't like Offline Files - I use SecondCopy 2000 from
www.centered.com and have been a lot happier with it.

 

[Jeffrey Randow (MVP)]

For me, I have an application (AutoCAD vertical product) that is hard
pointed to a network drive... If I want to use it, I must have that
network drive available in some form and SUBST isn't an acceptable to
the application... (or I can have AutoCAD look for a UNC path
instead, which presents the same problem).

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Yes, but it doesn't support mapping as a network drive for offline
use...

Right. Why would you need that? On a laptop, point My Documents at a local
folder. The user never has to know the difference. It syncs with the UNC
path or mapped drive when on the network via any means - LAN, VPN, etc....

Using Offline Files with VPN/RAS can be unpleasant in my experience anyway -
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q290523

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Does SecondCopy 2000 support database files?

Thanks,
Colin


"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
message Colin Higbie wrote:
Any .MDB or similar database files fail to replicate to an offline
system (give Warnings during synchronization). Why is this? If they
are not currently in use, why don't they replicate, the same as
other files?

It's by design - database files are generally used by more than one
user on
a network.

More importantly, what's the work-around? I have a database stored
on my desktop, but I almost always access it from my laptop via
Wi-Fi over the network, and I'd like to be able to keep working on
it as an offline file when I leave my home network. How can/should
I do this?

Thanks,
Colin

See if http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=252509 helps.
Personally, I don't like Offline Files - I use SecondCopy 2000 from
www.centered.com and have been a lot happier with it.

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

For me, I have an application (AutoCAD vertical product) that is hard
pointed to a network drive... If I want to use it, I must have that
network drive available in some form and SUBST isn't an acceptable to
the application... (or I can have AutoCAD look for a UNC path
instead, which presents the same problem).

Ouch. Yell at the developer.

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Yes, but it doesn't support mapping as a network drive for offline
use...

Right. Why would you need that? On a laptop, point My Documents at a
local folder. The user never has to know the difference. It syncs
with the UNC path or mapped drive when on the network via any means
- LAN, VPN, etc....

Using Offline Files with VPN/RAS can be unpleasant in my experience
anyway -
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q290523

---
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On Sat, 27 Nov 2004 13:36:10 -0500, "Colin Higbie"

Does SecondCopy 2000 support database files?

Thanks,
Colin


"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
in message Colin Higbie wrote:
Any .MDB or similar database files fail to replicate to an
offline system (give Warnings during synchronization). Why is
this? If they are not currently in use, why don't they
replicate, the same as other files?

It's by design - database files are generally used by more than
one user on
a network.

More importantly, what's the work-around? I have a database
stored on my desktop, but I almost always access it from my
laptop via Wi-Fi over the network, and I'd like to be able to
keep working on it as an offline file when I leave my home
network. How can/should I do this?

Thanks,
Colin

See if http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=252509 helps.
Personally, I don't like Offline Files - I use SecondCopy 2000
from www.centered.com and have been a lot happier with it.

 

[Colin Higbie]

That's a pretty common situation. Even MS Word 2003 does that for linked
objects. I have a Word file with a few dozen linked spreadsheet objects.
They are all in 2 Excel files in the same folder as the Word document, and
even so it doesn't use a relative folder name. It used c:\Documents and
Settings...

Of course, unless I make a point of lining up the drive letters and
pathnames, the Windows built-in synchronization also causes problems for
these kinds of files.

- Colin


"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"

For me, I have an application (AutoCAD vertical product) that is hard
pointed to a network drive... If I want to use it, I must have that
network drive available in some form and SUBST isn't an acceptable to
the application... (or I can have AutoCAD look for a UNC path
instead, which presents the same problem).

Ouch. Yell at the developer.

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Jeffrey Randow (MVP) wrote:
Yes, but it doesn't support mapping as a network drive for offline
use...


Right. Why would you need that? On a laptop, point My Documents at a
local folder. The user never has to know the difference. It syncs
with the UNC path or mapped drive when on the network via any means
- LAN, VPN, etc....

Using Offline Files with VPN/RAS can be unpleasant in my experience
anyway -
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q290523

---
Jeffrey Randow (Windows Networking MVP)
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On Sat, 27 Nov 2004 13:36:10 -0500, "Colin Higbie"

Does SecondCopy 2000 support database files?

Thanks,
Colin


"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
in message Colin Higbie wrote:
Any .MDB or similar database files fail to replicate to an
offline system (give Warnings during synchronization). Why is
this? If they are not currently in use, why don't they
replicate, the same as other files?

It's by design - database files are generally used by more than
one user on
a network.

More importantly, what's the work-around? I have a database
stored on my desktop, but I almost always access it from my
laptop via Wi-Fi over the network, and I'd like to be able to
keep working on it as an offline file when I leave my home
network. How can/should I do this?

Thanks,
Colin

See if http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=252509 helps.
Personally, I don't like Offline Files - I use SecondCopy 2000
from www.centered.com and have been a lot happier with it.

 

[Jeffrey Randow (MVP)]

Actually, I like to yell at the CSC team to make Offline Files
better...
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For me, I have an application (AutoCAD vertical product) that is hard
pointed to a network drive... If I want to use it, I must have that
network drive available in some form and SUBST isn't an acceptable to
the application... (or I can have AutoCAD look for a UNC path
instead, which presents the same problem).

Ouch. Yell at the developer.

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Jeffrey Randow (MVP) wrote:
Yes, but it doesn't support mapping as a network drive for offline
use...


Right. Why would you need that? On a laptop, point My Documents at a
local folder. The user never has to know the difference. It syncs
with the UNC path or mapped drive when on the network via any means
- LAN, VPN, etc....

Using Offline Files with VPN/RAS can be unpleasant in my experience
anyway -
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q290523

---
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On Sat, 27 Nov 2004 13:36:10 -0500, "Colin Higbie"

Does SecondCopy 2000 support database files?

Thanks,
Colin


"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
in message Colin Higbie wrote:
Any .MDB or similar database files fail to replicate to an
offline system (give Warnings during synchronization). Why is
this? If they are not currently in use, why don't they
replicate, the same as other files?

It's by design - database files are generally used by more than
one user on
a network.

More importantly, what's the work-around? I have a database
stored on my desktop, but I almost always access it from my
laptop via Wi-Fi over the network, and I'd like to be able to
keep working on it as an offline file when I leave my home
network. How can/should I do this?

Thanks,
Colin

See if http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=252509 helps.
Personally, I don't like Offline Files - I use SecondCopy 2000
from www.centered.com and have been a lot happier with it.

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Actually, I like to yell at the CSC team to make Offline Files
better...

I've given up, honestly.

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For me, I have an application (AutoCAD vertical product) that is
hard pointed to a network drive... If I want to use it, I must
have that network drive available in some form and SUBST isn't an
acceptable to the application... (or I can have AutoCAD look for a
UNC path instead, which presents the same problem).

Ouch. Yell at the developer.

---
Jeffrey Randow (Windows Networking MVP)
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On Tue, 30 Nov 2004 09:17:39 -0500, "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"

Jeffrey Randow (MVP) wrote:
Yes, but it doesn't support mapping as a network drive for offline
use...


Right. Why would you need that? On a laptop, point My Documents at
a local folder. The user never has to know the difference. It syncs
with the UNC path or mapped drive when on the network via any means
- LAN, VPN, etc....

Using Offline Files with VPN/RAS can be unpleasant in my experience
anyway -
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q290523

---
Jeffrey Randow (Windows Networking MVP)
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On Sat, 27 Nov 2004 13:36:10 -0500, "Colin Higbie"

Does SecondCopy 2000 support database files?

Thanks,
Colin


"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
in message Colin Higbie wrote:
Any .MDB or similar database files fail to replicate to an
offline system (give Warnings during synchronization). Why is
this? If they are not currently in use, why don't they
replicate, the same as other files?

It's by design - database files are generally used by more than
one user on
a network.

More importantly, what's the work-around? I have a database
stored on my desktop, but I almost always access it from my
laptop via Wi-Fi over the network, and I'd like to be able to
keep working on it as an offline file when I leave my home
network. How can/should I do this?

Thanks,
Colin

See if http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=252509 helps.
Personally, I don't like Offline Files - I use SecondCopy 2000
from www.centered.com and have been a lot happier with it.

 

[dartveiga]

Make .MDB available in Offline Folders

You can modify the list of excluded extensions by editing the appropriate Group Policy object (local, domain, organizational unit, and so on). For example, to remove the .MDB extension from the list of excluded files, enable the following sample policy in Policy Editor (gpedit.msc) :

Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Network\Offline Files\Files not cached

Then, type the following string in the Extensions box:

*.slm;*.pst;*.ldb;*.mdw;*.mde;*.db?

Log off, and then log back on. This replaces the default list, preserving all but the *.pst extension. You can use the same method for any of the other extensions. If you want to exclude all extensions, leave the list empty.

See: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=252509