Access money data on Home Network?

#3 03-10-2005, 01:14 PM

Dick Watson wrote:
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> Let's be clear here: the problem is not accessing a network-located
> Money file from one Money application. (This is what Joseph describes
> doing but is hardly all of what Robert asked about.) Money will do it
> and does not know the difference, though performance is likely to
> suffer, perhaps gravely depending on the network environment.
> The issue is that Money is not designed to allow multi-user access to
> the file at one time.

Good catch. I did not think about that, and yes, I would not expect
Money to handle record locking so you could get some undesired results.

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> (This is what Robert might do from his question
> unless he and his wife coordinate what they are each doing on their
> separate laptops at any given time.) There is no record-level or
> file-level locking. It is entirely too easy for Money to step
> ungracefully in the data file if two copies of the Money application
> or tools (e.g., MoneyExpress) are mucking about in one data file at
> the same time. Been There. Done That. The result is highly likely to
> be a corrupted data file.
> YMMV. But consider yourself warned.
> "Joseph Meehan" <sligojoe_Spamno[at]hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:qkNXd.3502$4k2.3306[at]fe2.columbus.rr.com...
> > Robert Downey wrote:
> > > I have a home network with a desktop I use for a print server and
> > > storage. Can I store data on this and access it with my laptop and
> > > the wifes laptop? We share a checking account as dangerest as that
> > > my be.
> > > While I keep my primary data file on my computer, I keep the
> > backup file on my home server. No problems. It should work for
> > your situation, but remember that MS Money is not optimized for this
> > and my network uses a T-4 connection and has been very solid. Your
> > mileage may vary.

--
Joseph Meehan

26 + 6 = 1 It's Irish Math

#2 03-10-2005, 05:11 AM

Let's be clear here: the problem is not accessing a network-located Money
file from one Money application. (This is what Joseph describes doing but is
hardly all of what Robert asked about.) Money will do it and does not know
the difference, though performance is likely to suffer, perhaps gravely
depending on the network environment.

The issue is that Money is not designed to allow multi-user access to the
file at one time. (This is what Robert might do from his question unless he
and his wife coordinate what they are each doing on their separate laptops
at any given time.) There is no record-level or file-level locking. It is
entirely too easy for Money to step ungracefully in the data file if two
copies of the Money application or tools (e.g., MoneyExpress) are mucking
about in one data file at the same time. Been There. Done That. The result
is highly likely to be a corrupted data file.

YMMV. But consider yourself warned.

"Joseph Meehan" <sligojoe_Spamno[at]hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:qkNXd.3502$4k2.3306[at]fe2.columbus.rr.com...
- quote -

> Robert Downey wrote:
> > I have a home network with a desktop I use for a print server and
> > storage. Can I store data on this and access it with my laptop and
> > the wifes laptop? We share a checking account as dangerest as that my
> > be.
> While I keep my primary data file on my computer, I keep the backup
> file on my home server. No problems. It should work for your situation,
> but remember that MS Money is not optimized for this and my network uses a
> T-4 connection and has been very solid. Your mileage may vary.

#1 03-10-2005, 12:23 AM

Robert Downey wrote:
- quote -

> I have a home network with a desktop I use for a print server and
> storage. Can I store data on this and access it with my laptop and
> the wifes laptop? We share a checking account as dangerest as that my
> be.

While I keep my primary data file on my computer, I keep the backup file
on my home server. No problems. It should work for your situation, but
remember that MS Money is not optimized for this and my network uses a T-4
connection and has been very solid. Your mileage may vary.

--
Joseph Meehan

26 + 6 = 1 It's Irish Math

03-09-2005, 08:51 PM

Yes, but with limitations and care since Microsoft didn't design Money to
work well in this environment. See http://umpmfaq.info/faqdb.php?q=111.

"Robert Downey" <Robert Downey[at]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:E82154DE-21CF-49FB-BB5A-BB7547DEB54A[at]microsoft.com...
- quote -

> I have a home network with a desktop I use for a print server and storage.
> Can I store data on this and access it with my laptop and the wifes
laptop?
> We share a checking account as dangerest as that my be.

#-1 03-09-2005, 08:41 PM

I have a home network with a desktop I use for a print server and storage.
Can I store data on this and access it with my laptop and the wifes laptop?
We share a checking account as dangerest as that my be.

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