[THIN] Re: Publishing Large Access Databases

My understanding is that these Access database files are arranged with a 
front end and back end database.  I believe the back end database from which 
it pulls data uses a DB2 client connecting to an Informix database.


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>Msg: #31 in digest
>Subject: [THIN] Re: Publishing Large Access Databases
>Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2003 12:12:32 -0500
>From: "Greg Reese" <GReese@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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>it can bite you but it can be done.  Are the databases arranged with a =
>front end and back end database or is everything in those 1gb databases?
>
>I run several access db's here on a farm of four servers.  If you set it =
>all up right, it can work just fine.
>
>Greg
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Jacob Walker [mailto:ctxrulez@xxxxxxxxxxx]
>Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 8:06 AM
>To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [THIN] Publishing Large Access Databases
>
>
>
>Perhaps someone can assist me.  I have taken over support for a Citrix =
>farm=20
>and am fairly new to it.  I have a department requesting that I =
>publishing 3=20
>or 4 Access databases that are over 1GB in size.  They want to leave the =
>
>database files on their file server but run Access from Citrix.  Is this =
>a=20
>good idea, or not?
>
>My first instinct says I shouldn't do it, but that is only an instinct.  =
>I=20
>don't know enough about Citrix or Access to make a convincing argument =
>one=20
>way or another.  Could anyone provide guidance on this matter?  If it is =
>a=20
>bad idea, as I suspect, why is that the case?  I will need convincing=20
>arguments to provide to my management to support me with a "no" =
>decision.


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