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Thread ID: 32294	2003-04-14 22:55:00	Using MYOB remotely?	honeylaser (814)	Press F1

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135822	2003-04-14 22:55:00	What (in your opinion) is the best way to access MYOB remotely? We have a PC (not server) which is running the MYOB DB, and a laptop user who wants to be able to synchronise changes back and forth while he is away from the office. We were thinking PcAnywhere, but am I right in thinking that that would require a DSL connection on the PC end? It only has a standard 56k dialup at the moment, as does the laptop. Any other access would be a bonus I believe (being able to access files etc), the most important thing is being able to get those MYOB changes. The laptop is running XP Pro, I think the PC is either W95 or 98. Suggestions? I vaguely remember an MYOB plugin for remote access, but I may have been dreaming. Ta muchly Jayce.	honeylaser (814)
135823	2003-04-15 03:10:00	I have set up something similar for somebody last year. They use MYOB Accounts Office at work and wanted to be able to get access to it from home. I though about remote networking, as they run Windows 2000 server but that would require a decent speed (ADSL or something similar) So we got an unused PC at the office (doesn't need to be anything to flash, or could use an existing PC) and set it up how they wanted it. Then put in a modem and installed PCAnywhere. They can now dial into this PC and it's like they are sitting in front of the PC in the office. Speed is OK as all that's really getting transfered down the modem is on-screen data.	CYaBro (73)
135824	2003-04-15 03:11:00	Of cause, I forgot to say that while they are connected to the PC via PCAnywhere no one can use the PC in the office.	CYaBro (73)
135825	2003-04-15 03:20:00	> Of cause, I forgot to say that while they are > connected to the PC via PCAnywhere no one can use the > PC in the office. I think that is where our problem is. There is a lady who will be using the PC which is running MYOB and making changes to it regulary. Is there a software which synchronises rather than remotely accesses? He will have a copy of MYOB installed on his laptop, all he needs is to be able to send his changes to the main machine, and receive any changes which have been made since he last sync'd.	honeylaser (814)
135826	2003-04-15 04:00:00	This might be a use for the Windows Briefcase. Apparently it works with a remote connection as well as with floppies. :D	Graham L (2)
135827	2003-04-15 04:54:00	That might get tricky as you are wanting the data to go both ways while they are still both working on it. i.e. the data on the PC and the laptop has changed so what needs to happen is the data needs to be merged rather than just updating one to the other. I think with the Windows Briefcase if this happens it will ask you which data you want to use, either the data on the PC or the data on the laptop. I don't think it will be able to add the 2 together to make one lot of updated data. Am I explaining myself very well?? Don't think so!!! :)	CYaBro (73)
135828	2003-04-15 04:59:00	So what is needed is a real multi-user system, with full record locking. :D MYOB is a single-user system, isn't it? So synchronising is not really appropriate.	Graham L (2)
135829	2003-04-15 05:10:00	honeylaser What version of MYOB are you running? MYOB Accounting Plus V6 (www.myob.co.nz) is a multi-user version of the system. I run MYOB Accounting V12 and I am sure that what you are trying to do is probably unachievable with that version. Cheers Miami	Miami Steve (2128)
135830	2003-04-15 05:44:00	> honeylaser > > What version of MYOB are you running? > MYOB Accounting Plus V6 (www.myob.co.nz > _whatsnew.htm) is a > multi-user version of the system. I run MYOB > Accounting V12 and I am sure that what you are trying > to do is probably unachievable with that version. Good question. I'm thinking that its probably a single user version (not sure what version exactly though). I guess without doing a complete overhaul (installing W2k server and terminal services) it probably isn't really possible to have them syncronising properly. Perhaps the best solution is just to use PCAnywhere and ensure that the person on the PC end isn't trying to make any changes or use the machine at the same time as the remote user? I would like to hear though if anyone knows of some syncronisation type software which is used in this type of environment?	honeylaser (814)
135831	2003-04-15 05:52:00	The only safe method is having record locking built in. A well known software company was criticised for shipping a multi user database with record locking turned off by default. Their argument was that it ran faster that way. Unfortunately, the database gets corrupted that way. :_|	Graham L (2)
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