I have created an MS Access 2003 application, set up as a split front-end/back-end configuration, with a user group of about five people. The front end .mdb sits on a network fi
There are two rules for developing against live data
The first rule is . . . never develop against live data. Not ever.
The second rule is . . .never develop against live data. Not ever.
You can programatically change the bindings for linked tables, so you can write a macro to change your links when you're deploying a new version.
The application is slow because it's MS Access, and it doesn't like many concurrent users (where many is any number > 1).