[THIN] Re: OT: Anyone using ACT! in Citrix or otherwise?
- From: Richard Dietzman <boomvader@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 08:32:11 -0700 (PDT)
Act is a pain, indeed. However, it will work in a
multi-user environment with a little help.
I installed ACT! 2005 on a TS a while back. It works
well, but I had to change the application launch
shortcut from actrunner.exe to act7.exe in order for
it to run multiple instances. I also had to copy the
report templates to each user's profile each time the
app was upgraded. Alas, each time the app is upgraded
it restores the orginal shortcut to actrunner.exe.
Best Software doesn't support ACT! 2005 in a TS/Citrix
environment. However, they recently purchased PS4
licenses to use in their QA lab. Maybe they will in
the future?
Hope this helps!
-Richie
--- Nick Smith <nick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> If you've already got Goldmine running, then MHO is
> you'd be mad to move
> to Act. Severely backwards step in terms of
> functionality, performances,
> stability and security. ACT does, however, win in
> terms of ease of use.
> We've ot used 2005 at any size, but the previous
> version slowed to an
> absolute crawl at one client with something like
> 4,000 records - which
> Goldmine handles easily.
>
>
>
> Great for single user, OK for small (<5) workgroups,
> otherwise run a
> mile.
>
>
>
> Nick
>
>
>
> _____
>
> From: Evan Mann [mailto:emann@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>
> Sent: 19 October 2005 15:53
> To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [THIN] Re: OT: Anyone using ACT! in Citrix
> or otherwise?
>
>
>
> I don't run it on Citrix, but I know this... ACT!
> 2005 moved to using
> MSDE for it's DB. It uses a .PAD on the local
> machines file that then
> references the database. You can use a central
> server with MSDE (or SQL
> I believe) for the database and modify the PAD files
> appropriately.
>
>
>
> What this means is that it installs MSDE on every
> computer it is
> installed. Even if you have a central server for
> the database there is
> no way to tell it to NOT install MSDE. What I have
> not tried is
> disabling the MSDE services on client machines with
> no actual DB and
> seeing if ACT still works There is no uninstall for
> MSDE in add/remove
> programs since it's installed as part of ACT.
>
> ACT is gotten considerably worse from an IT
> standpoint over the years. I
> see that ACT 2006 is out, maybe it's better, but I'm
> extremely doubtful.
> I say avoid at all costs.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> _____
>
> From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Christopher Wilson
> Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2005 10:50 AM
> To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [THIN] OT: Anyone using ACT! in Citrix or
> otherwise?
>
> Howdy, List.
>
>
>
> I am looking for some real world feedback on ACT!
> 2005. We are looking
> to replace an installation of Goldmine at a single
> location, ACT! is the
> proposed solution (actually we already own it). I
> have heard negative
> feedback about this app running client/server on
> PC's. If this is to be
> deployed to multiple sites it is likely to be done
> with Citrix or with
> their web client. Do you have any feedback about
> this product good or
> bad?
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Christopher
>
>
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