Alison Balter's Mastering Access 97 Development, Second Edition

Chapter 18. Developing for a Multiuser Environment

• Designing Your Application with Multiuser Issues in Mind

• Understanding Access's Locking Mechanisms

• Locking and Refreshing Strategies

• Form Locking Strategies

• Recordset Locking

• Effectively Handling Locking Conflicts

• Testing a Record for Locking Status

• Using Code to Refresh or Requery

• Understanding the .LDB File

• Creating Custom Counters

• Using Unbound Forms

• Using Replication to Improve Performance

• Practical Examples: Making an Application Multiuser Ready

Designing Your Application with Multiuser Issues in Mind

When you develop applications that will be accessed over the network by multiple users, you must make sure they effectively handle sharing data and other application objects. Many options are available for ...