Application Starter
Application Starter for Microsoft® Access® is a database that handles front-end/back-end (FE/BE) database application startup needs in a multi-user environment when each user has a local copy of the FE connected to a BE on a local area network server. When Application Starter is invoked, it will:
- Check for the existence of the local folder path on the end-user's computer and if it doesn't exist, create it.
- Check for an updated version (based on file date/time) of the FE in the server or "master" folder, and if found download it to a local folder on the user's computer.
- Check to see if a specified number of days have passed and if so, download the FE to the local folder (refreshing the local application).
- Optionally check to see if the BE db(s) are not in use, then if a certain number of days have passed, compact and repair the BE database(s) while inhibiting other users from opening the application during this time.
- Start the FE from the local folder and close the Application Starter db.
Application Starter comes with an easy-to-use properties form for specifying server or "master" folder location, local folder location, location of MSAccess.exe file on local computer, and optionally any database files to be compacted.
Download
Download
aps.zip
(227kb) - For Access 2010, 2007, 2003, 2002, and 2000
v2.0 - Optional custom command line, added a check to see if the local version of the master file exists. If it doesn't then it is downloaded (Allows an installation at a local computer to be refreshed by deleting the local app .mdb/.mde/.accdb/.accde file).
v1.1 - Optionally creates local folder path on end-user's computer.
v1.0 beta - This is a beta version and is entirely new.
Instructions
Double-click on the downloaded zip file to open it, then double-click on the readme.txt file inside and follow the instructions contained within to install this application on your computer.
See the
included readme.txt file or help file for further instructions on application
usage.
Technical Support
For technical support for this application, please send an e-mail message to: info@peterssoftware.com
Price
Free!
Alternatives
Tony Toews' Auto FE Updater
BTAB Development's Front-End Auto-Update Enabling Tool
More...You can use our Back End Updater examples to update the design of your database back-end at application startup. You can copy protect your distributed application with KeyedAccess. You can easily manage table connections to back-end database(s) with our TableLinker utility. |