Running ACT! 2008 Database on two Laptops

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2 total messages Started by Charles Turner Sat, 03 Nov 2007 11:01

Author: Charles Turner
Date: Sat, 03 Nov 2007 11:01

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Hi guys,

Hope some of you SQL database experts out there can help me, 'cos at the 
moment I'm going mad!

I want to use ACT! 2008 which uses MSSQL  on 2 Laptops, (Vista & XP) one is 
my own (Vista) and the other is a company laptop. I can't synchronse using a 
network connection between the two machines because the work laptop has all 
manner of hidden firewalls etc. so this is not an option. I'm really pi**ed 
off that ACT! 2008 can only synchronise using a network connection. When I 
bought ACT! 2008 I was told synchronisation is really simple. Can't use the 
Internet sync as this is only available with ACT! for Workgroups.

I suddenly thought of the ideal solution; as I am the only user and I only 
want to use ACT! on 2 Laptops I simply save the Database onto a Memory Stick 
and use that on either Laptop - very simple, convenient and actually even 
easier than having to connect the two laptops to synchronise.

You guessed it - bloody problems, I can copy the Database onto the memory 
stick and access it from the comuter that saved it.

If I try to open it from the OTHER Laptop I get an error message that I am 
unable to open the database and to check my network connections, SQL Server 
etc!!

Help, I'm going mad, there must surely be a simple solution to allow me to 
transfer the Database backwards and forwards quickly between the two 
machines using the memory stick?

Thanks in advance,


Best Regards,



Charles

Re: Running ACT! 2008 Database on two Laptops

Author: Lew
Date: Sat, 03 Nov 2007 14:49

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Charles Turner wrote:
> Hi guys,
> 
> Hope some of you SQL database experts out there can help me, 'cos at the 
> moment I'm going mad!
> 
> I want to use ACT! 2008 which uses MSSQL  on 2 Laptops, (Vista & XP) one

Did you cross-post to enough groups?  What do Postgres and MySQL have to do 
with your question?

(followup set)

-- 
Lew

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