Forms w/ multiple users

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I have a front end and back end database set up for multiple users. Each
user has a front end database and the tables are stored in the back end.
However I'm having trouble. Two users can't access the form named "Input" at
the same time. My users aren't really able to use the table and like the
"form" set up. Any suggestions?
 
Why not? What error do they get? If they are each on their own copy of the
front-end, then I can't see how they would not be able to use the same form.
It must be the underlying table or a record lock issue. How are your locks
set up in the OPTIONS? Do you have record lock turned on? If so, does the
form always try to open to the same record for each user?

More details please.
 
DOkay I have three users that use a database. The databases are stored on a
shared drive. The database for the front end is named FEFQC and the back end
BEFQC. The users each have a link on desktop to FEFQC. There is a form in
the database that ties to a table both are called "Input" They put most
their information here in the form. The 2nd user has to go back to that form
and add information, but they use a different computer. When that user tries
to pull up the "Input" form they get error Could not lock table "Input"
currently in use by User Admin on Machine ______. So they don't have their
"own" copy since the 2nd user has to add information to the form. Options is
set up as follows:
Default open mode is set to: Shared
Default record locking is set to : No Locks
Open Databases using record-level locking is not checked.
 
Hum....

Ok, so, each user has a copy of the FE installed on each pc..right?

You might want to check the settings for the actual form used..as each form
also can have settings for locking data...

Check the data tab of that form in desing mode and see what the record locks
setting is
 
Well they don't have their own FE. The copy of FE is on the shared drive and
everyone uses the same one. That may be where my problem comes from. I just
have one person that has to go back and add information to what the previous
users put in. She I have her use the BE so she can access their information?
 
Each user should have their own FE on their desktop. It creates multiple
problems and slows response when multiple users are sharing a FE on a shared
drive. I would recommend putting the FE on everyone's desktop, then seeing
if the problem still exists.
 
Ok. Here is a question - Basically there are 3 computer involved.
One computer is used by multiple people over three shifts to enter in data.
The other is used by a person who goes in after them to enter in more
information. I need the 2nd person to see the data the first group entered.
Will that happen if there multiple FE databases. The third is my computer
and I never enter data just run reports and I can use the BE for that.
 
Katie,

I am thinking you don't quite undestand the FE/BE model. If (as it should
be) all the data is in the BE, then everyone using the FE will see all data
entered in the BE. As to your using the BE for reports, that is incorrect.
The correct implementation is only tables (data) should be in the BE. No
queries, no forms, no reports, no nothing. Everything else should be in the
FE.
 
You are correct. I really wasn't understanding how it worked. Thank you for
helping me understand it better. I'm going to try it out this afternoon and
see if I can get it to work.

Thanks
Katie
 
Good luck, let me know how it turns out. One other thing, check to see how
your default record locking is set up. From the menu bar, Tools->Options,
select the "Advanced" tab. Under "Default Open Mode" select "Shared" and
under "Default Record Locking" select "No Locks".
 
Ok I finally got it working. I kept trying to "copy" the database and it
wouldn't work. I had to set them up from scratch and link them.

Thanks again.
 
It's not working. I made sure the setups below were in place (shared and no
locks) Yesterday when I set up the databases on the other computers it
worked fine. When one user has the Form pulled up on one machine the other
user gets message record set is not updatable so she can update the records.
 
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