Provides version 4 of the Select Control Database together with basic documentation.
The installer contains the following items:
Clientdatabase (MS-Access)
Serverdatabase (MS-Access)
Workgroupdatabase used to store user security settings(MS-Access)
Readmefile and other files providing instructions on various aspects of installation/setup
The database includes a demonstration
data set.
Microsoft Windows operating system
Microsoft Access 2000 or higher installed on each client
computer
At least one computer with Microsoft Access 2000 or higher
with the MS-Access linked table manager
installed
Computers used to access data must have Microsoft ActiveX Objects 2.8 Library (or later version) installed
Computers used to access data must have a VisualBasic reference to
Microsoft ADO Ext. 2.8 for DDL and Security
set
For a typically single-user installation, use the installer option for
client with local server
The installer should place an appropriately constructed shortcut for starting the database on the computer desktop. The database should be started using the provided Windows shortcut, which specifies the location of the MS Workgroup database used to specify security settings
2007 versions of MS-Access will disable useful startup automation as a
claimed security
measure. The user can typically choose to allow this
automation to run at the beginning of each user session. Alternatively,
this disabling action can be stopped permanently by adding the client
folder
created by the installation process to the list of trusted locations
listed in the MS-Access options
dialogs
The database will require the user to provide an account name for login
at startup. See the readme
file located in the
selctldb_v4\docmtn\setup
folder for explanation of security and account
settings in effect when the database is first installed.
selctldb_v4_installer.exe (7935 Kb EXE file, 16Mar2010 revision)
The current version is the first release. No major revisions have been undertaken yet. Several minor revisions have addressed minor bugs.
Recent improvements include:
data transfersystem in
serverdatabase. New system provide much greater flexibility and ability to document/store details of data transfer operations
selected recordsas the only records to be included in a report.
roles
data transferfunctions to include ability to readily export all data in database to comma spparated value files or similar.