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Old December 15, 2009   #58
ContainerTed
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Originally Posted by OneoftheEarls View Post
You would make a copy of the ".MDB" file and transport it to the PC and copy it into the PC --- OVERWRITING THE ".MDB" FILE OF THE SAME NAME THAT IS ALREADY THERE.

This is what I don't know how to do. ^

Earl

Both computers (the laptop and the PC) SHOULD have identical REMOVABLE MEDIA disk drives. Examples: Both must have a 3 1/2" floppy drive; or both must have CD-RW drives). The key here is that one computer must be able to write a file on some kind of disk and the other computer must be able to load up that disk and read the file.

Assuming this condition is true (matching drives on each computer), you can use Windows Explorer to do a right click on the file and then select "COPY". Now move the cursor and highlite the destination (i.e. your D: or E: drive which is usually your CD drive, or your A: drive which is usually your 3 1/2" floppy drive). Then right click again and select "PASTE". The job is done when the copy has completed. This gets you a copy of the file on "transportable media".

Now, at the destination computer, again with Windows Explorer, highlite the file and right click to select "copy". Then highlite the destination directory (Seedbox, Pepperbox, etc.), right click, and select "PASTE". You'll get a messagebox asking whether or not you want to "Replace the existing file". Select "Yes" to replace the file.

Done. Now you can use the existing, installed program on the second computer to update, edit, and change the data. At the end of the day, simply copy the updated file onto the disk or CD (overwriting the one that's already there) and take it to the first computer and copy it in using the same actions.

Note that the only thing moved is the data file. The key is that both computers have identical removable disk drives. And, it actually could be any number of computers as long as the removable disk drives are identical.

Now, what to do if the drives are not identical or compatible. If you have Email on both computers, simply send yourself an Email with the ".MDB" attached. Open the Email and download the file into the correct directory. If you miss the correct directory with the download, use Windows Explorer to move the file to the correct directory and "OVERWRITE" the old file.

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