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Access 2000 mdb as a backend on a-64 bit server

Hello Experts! We were asked, by one of our clients, to put an Access 2000 mdb file as a backend on a 64-bit machine, and to access this file from an Access 2000 application on a 32-bit machine. Is there any issue that might cause a problem with this?

Apart from tables, there is some code in the backend. You can see it's references in the attached picture. That code is rarely used. If it might cause problems we can remove it so that the file will contain only tables (Anyway, the necessary code is placed on the frontend). Is that code-removal necessary? We don't need to run access from the 64-bit machine at all.
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plummet

I don't think there should be any issues here; the 64bit machine will be acting, effectively, as a file server. The application will run on a 32 bit computer, and as long as that computer has the correct versions of the libraries shown that should be OK. Otherwise you should be able to select the alternative versions of the libraries via the references screen.

Hope that helps!

peter57r

(No points)....just adding agreement to what has been said. Can't see why you would have any issues with Access components. Everything is being run from your local machine.

You need to be sure all required permissions are OK of course.

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