use the following command on the click event of the button formname.show formname is the name of the form you want to open

can anybody help me out of this???? Regard Arunendra

Hi! I want to know can I have a mscomm buffer of one mb? Currently my initialization part look like the following : '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' If MSComm1.PortOpen = True Then 'double check to avoid error if this sub re-called MSComm1.PortOpen = False End If MSComm1.CommPort = 1 'portnumber MSComm1.Settings = "9600,N,8,1" '9600 baud, no parity, 8 data and 1 stop MSComm1.InputMode = comInputModeText 'text mode MSComm1.InputLen = 1 'Set INPUT to read ONE char MSComm1.RTSEnable = False 'disable MSComm1.DTREnable = False 'disable MSComm1.Handshaking = comNone 'for 3 wire connection MSComm1.InBufferSize = 1024 ' MSComm1.RThreshold = 1 MSComm1.PortOpen = True 'open the port MSComm1.InBufferCount = 0 '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' but the problem is with the buffer, the device i am connecting with can transfer one mb of data, so i may need to get the full amount of data in one go, but if i increase the size to around 5000, the program gives error. Is there any way to solve this problem? Regards Arunendra

Dear Dave! Thanks for the help. Now the source string looks like : Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=D:\TECHNOPACK\technopack.mdb;User Id=Admin;password=;Jet OLEDB:Database Password=bill1234 and the destination string is like the following : Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=D:\TECHNOPACK\tmptechnopack.mdb;Jet OLEDB:Engine Type=5;Jet OLEDB:Database Password=bill1234 The error was still on and after a little bit of searching i found that in my declaration of jro jetengine ,new keyword was missing, now the problem of compacting is over!!! Thanks! For windows netwroking, can you give me any good location address from where I can get more about that. I have also found that, if I try with permissions for "Everyone" (permissions to read,list,write and execute) my problem would be solved. Do you think it's a good idea? furthermore, I dont see any user with this name or any group, but this word does work! can you explain a bit! Regards arunendra N.B another thing! do you mind if I ask something else under this subject line. if yes then only i will ask. thanks again for the help. -- modified at 6:19 Monday 17th April, 2006

Thanks Dave for your continuous support! 1.for the first part (comapcting), the string (source) now looks like the following when it is passed to the function: Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=;User Id=Admin;password= ;Jet OLEDB:Database Password=bill1234 is the formation right? 2. the part : oJet.CompactDatabase(srcConn, dstConn), gives a compiler error "expected:="; if i remove the brackets, there is no error, will it work? 3. if i try like that (with out bracket and with the string formed above, and when run,when the compactdatabase part comes, the error msg occures : "object variable or with block variable not set" what shall i do? for the second part, can you build a complete connect string, for eg if the machine where the database is present is called "machine one", and the database mdb file is in the d drive of that machine (d:\datafolder\data.mdb), and if that folder is shared as "datafolder_shared", with the permission of "modify/read/execute and write" for a group of users and full control for the administrators, then what should be the string to connect from another machine : should it be something like the following : Connect_String = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=\\machine one\datafolder_shared\data.mdb;Persist Security Info=False;Jet OLEDB:Database Password=bill1234" or Connect_String = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=\\machine one\datafolder_shared:\data.mdb;Persist Security Info=False;Jet OLEDB:Database Password=bill1234" or something else? you want me to map a drive, but how to do and in which machine i have to do? i have so, given the full situation, plz tell me a bit more. I am sorry as i dont know much of computer administration, so i give you some trouble, i hope you will pull me out of this. Regards Arunendra

Thanks dave! But in the code you sent string.format part is showing a compile error and the error says : "expected (" is it problem in my vb? do i have to do something to rectify this error? and also, i want everyone to open the database, ofcourse through the software so that they can insert/update/delete/select records. for that i have used following code for opening the connection : connect_string is string type data Connect_String = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=\\Flexnet\TECHNOPACK\technopack.mdb;Persist Security Info=False;Jet OLEDB:Database Password=bill1234" con.execute str and for selecting data i have used : dim str as string str=" str="select * from Stock" set rec=nothing rec.Open str, Con, adOpenStatic, adLockOptimistic, adCmdText and for any update/delete/insert i have first built the string and then simply executed the statement by con.execute str where con is the adodb connection. for that machine where the database will reside i have used the following string : 'con is the adodb connection Connect_String = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=" & app.path & "\TECHNOPACK\technopack.mdb;Persist Security Info=False;Jet OLEDB:Database Password=bill1234" con.execute str Have i done something wrong? Please note that i want every pc to have the same right, so that everyone can use the database. and for the compacting the database i will provide that option only in the machine where the database will reside. and also if possible please send the compacting code you were talking about. Regadrs Arunendra -- modified at 12:11 Saturday 15th April, 2006 N.B. just now i have found something!! the code for the client doesnt run until i get into that particular machine where the database stored with a user id and password, so my question is can i integrate that machine user id and password in my code? i tried to get into the machine with the following command from the run -> \\machine_name; it asked for user id and password, i gave them and then the shared resources appeared. then i tried to open the exe and the exe worked!! so is my question! am i right?? and can this be a way of connecting in the workgroup for running my software?

Thanks Dave. I am out of my setup and so couldnt try it, but I will follow your instructions and will report it back. In the mean while, can you help me in a very different subject, as I found this to be amazing, I never thought I will find someone who will answer my questions, and so I am bursting with all the queries, I am sorry for that , but i am trying my best to filter them and send you something that is absolutely impossible for me to do. I have a code for compacting which uses jet engine,(there was a code which was working fine but was in DAO, and I found some errors occuring in my project and also in the crystal report, so i thought of going on with ado only), the code if changed a little works fine, i dont remeber what changes i had done but it can't put the password back to the newly created mdb file, so i am sending the original code i got , please see what I have to do. ''''''''''''''''''''' the code ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' Public Function CompactAndRepairDB(sSource As String, _ sDestination As String, _ Optional sSecurity As String, _ Optional sUser As String = "Admin", _ Optional sPassword As String, _ Optional lDestinationVersion As Long) As Boolean Dim sCompactPart1 As String Dim sCompactPart2 As String Dim oJet As JRO.JetEngine ' Put together the provider string for the source database sCompactPart1 = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0" & _ ";Data Source=" & sSource & _ ";User Id=" & sUser & _ ";Password=" & sPassword ' If the database has a user-level security file, add the ' details If sSecurity <> "" Then sCompactPart1 = sCompactPart1 & _ ";Jet OLEDB:System database=" & sSecurity & ";" ' Else ' sCompactPart1 = sCompactPart1 & _ ' ";Jet OLEDB:System database=false ;" End If ' Put together the provider string for the destination ' database sCompactPart2 = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0" & _ ";Data Source=" & sDestination & ";Persist Security Info=False;Jet OLEDB:Database Password=bill1234" ' The destination database will end up in the latest version ' of jet, unless a specific version has been requested; ' 1 = Jet 1.0, 2 = Jet 1.1, 3 = Jet 2.x, 4 = Jet 3.x, ' 5 = Jet 4.x etc If lDestinationVersion <> 0 Then sCompactPart2 = sCompactPart2 & _ ";Jet OLEDB:Engine Type=" & lDestinationVersion End If ' Compact and

Thanks again for such a quick reply. First of all what is UNC? I have given permission a set of permission to that folder (x) and the mbd (data) which i have given in the earlier letter. Mostly i have given all the permissions except for the full control. do u think it will be sufficient? second, regarding file dsn, will this problem solve, if i just copy the actual dsn (say mydsn.dsn) file and paste them in each location ( the location you have given)? Or may I try using the odbc manager in each pc and just add the dsn from the remote pc? what should i do? Regards arunendra

Thanks Dave for your reply. I know Access is not for sharing but the requirement is such that i have to use access. I have a code , therefore, in my application which will automatically run the compact database service everyday at a specific time. I actually need the code to perform what I need. for eg, if the folder in which the database resides is called "x', and the name of the mdb file is "data.mdb", then, how do I make sure that users can open from other locations, i have set read & execute,list folder contents,read, write permission for everyone and also have set the same permission for the mdb file. have i done something wrong? also i have tried the following code for connecting from the client : Connect_String = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=\\machine_name\x\data.mdb;Persist Security Info=False;Jet OLEDB:Database Password=bill1234" con.open connect_string but when run from another machine i get the following error msg : ( not exact!!) "the \\machine_name\x\data.mdb can not be opened as this may be not permitted or exclusively locked" Regarding the crystal report problem, i think i need to know only one thing, i.e. how to share the file dsn that i have used for the crystal report. to be specific, how should i configure the file dsn that i already have in the machine where i have the database, i think that will make the reports available in the client machines. so, can you help me for sharing the file dsn in proper manner. Regadrs Arunendra N.B. I will soon want to learn how to connect to a sql server database in a workgroup and also in a domain, i think you can help me out in that also, but currently please get me out of this. -- modified at 11:16 Friday 14th April, 2006

can you be abit more specific and can you give some more details, i think it will then be easy to understand your problem

Hi! I have developed an application using visual basic 6. I have used access 2000 database and crystal report( for reporting). Now, i want the database to stay in one machine of the workgroup so that other machines can connect (can insert/update and view reports), simply i want it to be a client server application. My questions are : 1.How to configure the machine ( where the database will stay) so that others can use the databse? 2.I have used file dsn for crystal report as i want other machines to use the reports, so is it necesary for the reports to stay with each client application and also how do i find the file dsn of the machine where the database stays? 3.what will be the ado conect string for the clients to connect to the database in the lan? Regads Arunendra